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won't be watching. barry caffery, bbc news, london. i'm joined now by sam lansdale, who's a youth football coach and club secretary at sevenoaks town fc and is gay. what are your thoughts about the tournament being held in qatar and also homosexuality and sex outside marriage is banned in this conservative gulf state? well, i think it's incredibly _ conservative gulf state? well, i think it's incredibly worrying - conservative gulf state? well, i think it's incredibly worrying forj think it's incredibly worrying for members of the lgbt queue plus society, fundamentally it is not a safe environment for us to watch what is one of the keystone sporting events of the world. it doesn't shine a light on human rights in a way that should be upheld in
from a football point of view, of course, it's going to be different. i mean, i don't feel like there's going to be any atmospheres there. there's a lack of fans, there's a lack of passion. and just send our love and solidarity. peter tatchell helped organise today's protest. he says it's important to highlight the human rights issues in qatar, where homosexuality can be punishable by death. these protests have succeeded in shifting the narrative away from purely football to the human rights issues which are so important for many qatari people. they can't protest — they end up in prison and being tortured, so we have a duty to protest on their behalf. qatar must legislate... england have their first match on monday against iran, but these protesters at least won't be watching. barry caffery, bbc news, london. earlier i spoke to sam lansdale, a youth football coach and club secretary at sevenoaks town fc and is gay,