https://www.lifenews.com/2023/10/03/residents-get-city-to-fly-pro-life-flag-after-it-flew-pride-flag-this-summer/
Posted on 05/13/2026 11:35:43 AM PDT by Morgana
Iran’s football federation has shared a list of conditions with FIFA surrounding the country’s participation in the upcoming 2026 World Cup in the US, Canada and Mexico, including a ban on LGBTQ+ pride flags.
The Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) told FIFA that it would compete in the competition “without any retreat from our beliefs, culture and convictions” and insisted that the hosts “must take our concerns into account”, as per Out Sports.
The list of 10 demands for Iran’s participation comes after the FFIRI’s president, Mehdi Taj, was denied entry to Canada before the FIFA Congress in Vancouver in April.
One of the demands made by the FFIRI was that only officially recognised flags should be displayed while Iran is playing, including those being carried by fans in the stadium. That would mean that LGBTQ+ Pride flags would be banned from the matches.
The already controversial request is proving to be even more complicated, considering that Iran is scheduled to play against Egypt on 26 June in Seattle in a game that has been designated the “Pride Match” by Seattle’s organising committee.
The match’s theme was announced in December to much outcry, considering homosexuality is punishable by death in Iran. Egypt does not technically have a specific law against same-sex activity, but it is instead illegal under morality laws with punishment up to 17 years with hard labour, fines and deportation.
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Pretty rich coming from the country whose todayatollah had to go to the UK to get his wife knocked up.
And I’m betting it wasn’t due to those alleged “fertility issues”.
I hope that we can wake up people ALL over the Earth
That being said, not a proponent of Islam, of course
Our?
Yours maybe, and that should be your former church.
Hopefully Queers for Palestine
will go demonstrate and protest
🪧🪧🪧 in Gaza too 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿
“BUT, you don’t go to another country and demand its’ citizens respect your religion.
No dogs around? No church bells? No exposed ankles?”
I won’t give an inch on that but like I said we have been bellyaching about the homo agenda for decades on this forum. Now we have Iran to agree with us and you complain?
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Soccer?
Meh.
I’m watching the American pastime as I type this comment.
And the second best team money could buy is taking it on the chin 5-0.
I could be wrong about it being the second highest payroll as NYC ain’t what it used to be.
“Our? “
Ours as in “in our community” or “in our town or city”. When I drive in my town I see them flying in front of the church I cringe.
Now do you get what I mean by “ours”
What a weird “war”
Just an eye on the big picture.
I know you’ve heard of Londonistan in the conquered country of UK.
For a change.
No sane one would.
including a ban on LGBTQ+ pride flags.
Oh hell no...You can be offended like we are all offended!
The fatigue is real.
“So Egypt vs. Iran in Seattle is the “Pride Match.” It’s always about them, isn’t it?”
Yep. I’ve noticed that when looking up a topic on the Internet, there is often a subsection discussing the LGBTQ+ implications of - or perceptions about - the topic.
Our kind of people? I hope you are joking. So, they murder thousands, rape kids, cause mayhem all over the world, but had the fag flag? They sure as hell ain’t ‘my kind of people’.
Did anyone tell the Gayatollah?
This just proves he’s dead.
Why? Their Supreme leader is gay.
Those aren’t churches; they’re social clubs.
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