Both Egypt and Iran criminalize gay relationships. In Iran, capital punishment is still the maximum penalty under the law.
According to the Human Dignity Trust, there is evidence in recent years of the enforcement of their respective laws in each of the two nations.
A match between countries that vociferously oppose Pride presents a complex scenario for Seattle organizers, who have set up a Pride Match Advisory Committee (PMAC) to “shape the communications, community activations, and cultural programming” for the festivities.
With Lumen Field hosting six World Cup fixtures in total, there might have been scope to alter the Pride Month plans.
However, the USMNT’s match with Australia on June 19 has already been designated to mark Juneteenth, while the other group matches in Seattle on June 15 and June 24 feature either Egypt or Qatar, which is another country that imprisons gay people.
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