«Why are we allowing places that aren’t safe for ALL fans and ALL players to host our most prestigious sporting events?»

Tom Daley - 2016
Photo by Walterlan Papetti [CC BY-SA 4.0], from Wikimedia Commons

British Olympic diver Tom Daley has called out sports leagues for allowing countries such as Qatar and Saudi Arabia to host major sporting events even while these states persecute LGBTQ+ people, advocate.com reports.

The gold medalist made the remarks for Channel 4’s Alternative Christmas Message to air on Christmas Day, December 25. The message is aired as another option to view instead of watching the Queen of England’s traditional Christmas Message.

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