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| Qatar World Cup: Laura McAllister told to remove rainbow bucket hat | |
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| Ex-Wales footballer Laura McAllister says Qatari security asked her to remove a "rainbow wall" bucket cap | Ex-Wales footballer Laura McAllister says Qatari security asked her to remove a "rainbow wall" bucket cap |
| Ex-Wales footballer Laura McAllister says Qatari security asked her to remove a "rainbow wall" bucket cap | Ex-Wales footballer Laura McAllister says Qatari security asked her to remove a "rainbow wall" bucket cap |
| An ex-Wales footballer has described being asked to remove her "rainbow wall" bucket hat as she entered a World Cup stadium in Qatar. | An ex-Wales footballer has described being asked to remove her "rainbow wall" bucket hat as she entered a World Cup stadium in Qatar. |
| Laura McAllister, a gay woman and past Fifa Council candidate, said she was told to remove her hat before the start of Wales' opener against the USA. | Laura McAllister, a gay woman and past Fifa Council candidate, said she was told to remove her hat before the start of Wales' opener against the USA. |
| Ms McAllister said she then smuggled the hat into the stadium. | |
| Fifa - world football's governing body, which is responsible for the tournament - has been asked to comment. | Fifa - world football's governing body, which is responsible for the tournament - has been asked to comment. |
| The rainbow version of Welsh fan hats shows support for the LGBTQ+ community. | |
| It comes after national team captains, including Wales' Gareth Bale, were told not to wear One Love armbands. Homosexuality is illegal in Qatar. | It comes after national team captains, including Wales' Gareth Bale, were told not to wear One Love armbands. Homosexuality is illegal in Qatar. |
| Ex-Wales footballer Laura McAllister says Qatari security asked her to remove a "rainbow wall" bucket cap | Ex-Wales footballer Laura McAllister says Qatari security asked her to remove a "rainbow wall" bucket cap |
| Ms McAllister, a Cardiff University professor and one of the FAW's tournament ambassadors, was stopped during security checks at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium perimeter on Monday evening. | Ms McAllister, a Cardiff University professor and one of the FAW's tournament ambassadors, was stopped during security checks at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium perimeter on Monday evening. |
| Video footage taken of the incident appears to show officers telling her to remove the hat. | Video footage taken of the incident appears to show officers telling her to remove the hat. |
| BBC Wales has been told officials asked her to remove the rainbow hat and that it was considered a restricted item, and would need to be handed in. | BBC Wales has been told officials asked her to remove the rainbow hat and that it was considered a restricted item, and would need to be handed in. |
| Tears and emotion as Wales return to World Cup | Tears and emotion as Wales return to World Cup |
| 'Football is leaving behind its LGBT fans' | 'Football is leaving behind its LGBT fans' |
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| The incident comes despite previous assurances that fans would be allowed to wear them. | The incident comes despite previous assurances that fans would be allowed to wear them. |
| Ms McAllister wrote on Twitter: "So, despite fine words from FIFA World Cup before event, Cymru rainbow bucket hats confiscated at stadium, mine included. | Ms McAllister wrote on Twitter: "So, despite fine words from FIFA World Cup before event, Cymru rainbow bucket hats confiscated at stadium, mine included. |
| "I had a conversation about this with stewards - we have video evidence," she wrote. "This World Cup 2022 just gets better but we will continue stand up for our values." | "I had a conversation about this with stewards - we have video evidence," she wrote. "This World Cup 2022 just gets better but we will continue stand up for our values." |
| The bucket hat has become the must-have accessory for Wales fans over the past decade. | The bucket hat has become the must-have accessory for Wales fans over the past decade. |
| The yellow, green and red hats are worn in their thousands by the so-called 'Red Wall', with a rainbow version also produced. | The yellow, green and red hats are worn in their thousands by the so-called 'Red Wall', with a rainbow version also produced. |
| Wales' Rainbow Wall wrote on Twitter: "Our rainbow bucket hat. We are so proud of them, but news on the ground tonight is our welsh female supporters wearing them in Qatar are having them taken off them, not the men, just women. | Wales' Rainbow Wall wrote on Twitter: "Our rainbow bucket hat. We are so proud of them, but news on the ground tonight is our welsh female supporters wearing them in Qatar are having them taken off them, not the men, just women. |
| "Fifa are you serious !! LGBTQRights." | "Fifa are you serious !! LGBTQRights." |
| Our rainbow bucket hat. We are so proud of them, BUT news on the ground tonight is our welsh female supporters wearing them in #Qatar are having them taken off them, Not the men, just Women. @FIFAcom ARE YOU SERIOUS !!#LGBTQRights π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώπ³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈ#WeBelong | #NoPrideWithoutAll pic.twitter.com/bvo9y51WzG | Our rainbow bucket hat. We are so proud of them, BUT news on the ground tonight is our welsh female supporters wearing them in #Qatar are having them taken off them, Not the men, just Women. @FIFAcom ARE YOU SERIOUS !!#LGBTQRights π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώπ³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈ#WeBelong | #NoPrideWithoutAll pic.twitter.com/bvo9y51WzG |
| An American journalist, Grant Wahl, said he was also stopped for half an hour by security for wearing a rainbow-themed t-shirt. | An American journalist, Grant Wahl, said he was also stopped for half an hour by security for wearing a rainbow-themed t-shirt. |
| He was later allowed to enter the stadium perimeter, he added. | He was later allowed to enter the stadium perimeter, he added. |
| "Finally a commander came through, said I could go through, and apologised," he told the BBC. | "Finally a commander came through, said I could go through, and apologised," he told the BBC. |
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