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25-07-2023, 11:17 AM
BBC forced to apologise for 'inappropriate' question at Women’s World Cup to
Morocco's captain after reporter asks what life was like for her 'gay players' in
Morocco
FIFA stopped the conference after a reporter asked if any players were gay
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The journalist, who reportedly works for the BBC World Service, asked
Morocco captain Ghizlane Chebbak on Sunday: 'We know that gay marriage is
illegal [in your country]. Are there any gay players in the team? And what is
it like for them?'
A FIFA representative shut down the question, assessing that it could have
'endangered' players.
'Sorry, this is a very political question, so we'll just stick to questions relating
to football,' they said.
A spokesman for the BBC has since said: 'We recognise that the question was
inappropriate. We had no intention to cause any harm or distress.'
Same-sex relationships for both men and women are illegal in Morocco, and
homosexuality is punishable by three to five years in prison.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12333483/Sorry-political-question-BBC-forced-apologise-inappropriate-question-Moroccos-womens-football-captain-reporter-asks-life-like-gay-players-strict-anti-LGBT-country.html#comments
Morocco's captain after reporter asks what life was like for her 'gay players' in
Morocco
FIFA stopped the conference after a reporter asked if any players were gay
https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/07/25/01/73572277-12333483-image-a-47_1690243598187.jpg
The journalist, who reportedly works for the BBC World Service, asked
Morocco captain Ghizlane Chebbak on Sunday: 'We know that gay marriage is
illegal [in your country]. Are there any gay players in the team? And what is
it like for them?'
A FIFA representative shut down the question, assessing that it could have
'endangered' players.
'Sorry, this is a very political question, so we'll just stick to questions relating
to football,' they said.
A spokesman for the BBC has since said: 'We recognise that the question was
inappropriate. We had no intention to cause any harm or distress.'
Same-sex relationships for both men and women are illegal in Morocco, and
homosexuality is punishable by three to five years in prison.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12333483/Sorry-political-question-BBC-forced-apologise-inappropriate-question-Moroccos-womens-football-captain-reporter-asks-life-like-gay-players-strict-anti-LGBT-country.html#comments