Joe Lycett - Qatar/Beckham debate

[StriderX]

I await to be corrected here but is it actually illegal to be homosexual in Qatar or is it just homosexual acts that are illegal?

I did have a look but the penal codes referenced on a couple of sites seem to suggest the latter.

Does it matter?

If the authorities want to make an example of someone then it won't matter what the actual rules are.

 

[Richie]

Does it matter?

If the authorities want to make an example of someone then it won't matter what the actual rules are.

Well, yes, it does.

Someone here posted that a gay friend he knows is going to Qatar. If it's illegal to simply BE gay then he's in real risk of being arrested regardless of him not doing any homosexual acts as defined in their penal codes. If not then he won't have the risk.

 

[robgmun]

I am just saying I wouldn't feel safe going there.

Just don't bum a man in the middle of the street and you should be golden

 

[adam cool dude]

Just don't bum a man in the middle of the street and you should be golden

I wonder what would the missus think of that

 

[arknor]

I’d be amazed if you could convince any of them to leave Qatar and move to the U.K.

you realise the ones in that place and dubai etc are the poorest of the poor from places like india working for slave labour in slave conditions?

 

[Dirk Diggler]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1593574753092124672

 

[Minusorange]

Well, yes, it does.

Someone here posted that a gay friend he knows is going to Qatar. If it's illegal to simply BE gay then he's in real risk of being arrested regardless of him not doing any homosexual acts as defined in their penal codes. If not then he won't have the risk.

Just tell to him cover himself in tin foil so the gay detectors they use to tell if someone is gay will fail to scan him

 

[NVP]

you realise the ones in that place and dubai etc are the poorest of the poor from places like india working for slave labour in slave conditions?

You do know that the majority are modern slaves who have their passports removed on arival etc so would have no chance of leaving. This type of thing has been happening for decades just like back in the days of Singapore, you chat to native indians there now and they have no idea where their family or heritage is from due this.

 

[wesimmo]

And then right on cue...

Fans paid to attend World Cup by Qatar have daily allowance cancelled

Fans who have travelled to Qatar as part of a controversial paid-for supporters programme have been told by Qatari authorities that their cash has been cut

www.theguardian.com

The whole rotten debacle summed up by

The executive director of Football Supporters Europe, Ronan Evain, said: “Who would have thought that an authoritarian regime with an appalling workers’ rights record was not to be trusted? I suppose that’s what you get for accepting to be paid the equivalent of a Qatari monthly minimum wage every four days for the pleasure of doing absolutely nothing.”

 

[Johno please?]

Anothe


I’m sure we could find many stories about many countries like this, again I’m assuming you’ve never set foot in the place….

Do I need to actually step foot in North Korea to know I wouldn't want to visit?

The answer is no, obviously you dont, just take one look at the UK gov travel advice tells you all you need to know.

"tHeIr CoUnTrY tHeIr rUlEs"

 

[Johno please?]

- The gay friend is apparently intending to keep his sexuality hidden for the trip.

Like he has a choice lol, his very existence is illegal there.

 

[jamoor]

Do I need to actually step foot in North Korea to know I wouldn't want to visit?

The answer is no, obviously you dont, just take one look at the UK gov travel advice tells you all you need to know.

"tHeIr CoUnTrY tHeIr rUlEs"

I’ve been to many countries, including North Korea in fact. And yes Uk travel guidance is far too “on the safe side”

North Korea is a huge exception though, after visiting I’d say Dont visit. But that’s probably for reasons that you couldn’t guess

 

[jamoor]

It was back in the early days. He has lived in Australia for decades but from what I have seen not much has changed.

Well it has been completely safe since the early days and since before that. Unless we are talking the pre discovery of oil or something like that

Sounds to me oike you Dont have anything

 

[Johno please?]

I’ve been to many countries, including North Korea in fact. And yes Uk travel guidance is far too “on the safe side”

North Korea is a huge exception though, after visiting I’d say Dont visit. But that’s probably for reasons that you couldn’t guess

You've really missed my point haven't you. gah, thats a shame I was planning my next trip to NK as well.... il settle with Iran I guess.

 

[UTmaniac]

Just Googled the crime rate in Qatar, they seem to be doing something right!

But do convicted criminals still have the right number of hands and feet?

 

[jamoor]

You've really missed my point haven't you. gah, thats a shame I was planning my next trip to NK as well.... il settle with Iran I guess.

Another place I’ve been to and I couldn’t recommend it highly enough.

 

[Hotwired]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1593574753092124672

If he's not going to jump in it I'm not watching.

 

[jamoor]

And then right on cue...

Fans paid to attend World Cup by Qatar have daily allowance cancelled

Fans who have travelled to Qatar as part of a controversial paid-for supporters programme have been told by Qatari authorities that their cash has been cut

www.theguardian.com

LOL

Coachella invite a load of influencers to the festival to hospitality areas pay them $5,000 a day, No one bats an eyelid.
Qatar does the same and there’s hell to pay LOLOL

 

[jamoor]

you realise the ones in that place and dubai etc are the poorest of the poor from places like india working for slave labour in slave conditions?

I’m on about people from Qatar, not foreigners

 

[StriderX]

LOL

Coachella invite a load of influencers to the festival to hospitality areas pay them $5,000 a day, No one bats an eyelid.
Qatar does the same and there’s hell to pay LOLOL

Key difference is that one group are slaves and the other are not.