LGBTQ Community And Freedom Of Expression.

What is the LGBTQ?

LGBTQ stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer. They are a community of people who choose to express sexuality differently from the "natural and biblical" way. For instance, gays are men who are sexually attracted to men, and lesbians are females who are sexually attracted to fellow females.

ORIGIN OF THE TOPIC

On the 14th of May, it was reported that PSG midfielder Idrissa Gueye missed out on their game vs Montpellier due to the Rainbow Inscriptions on the teams' shirts, showing support for the LGBTQ community. 

It was also reported that the League asked that he tender an apology if he originally planned on boycotting the game because of his detest for the LGBTQ community. 

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR OUR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION. 

This has caused an uproar on the internet because a lot of people across the globe, the majority of whom are Christians and Muslims, believe that the tenets of LGBTQ go against their beliefs.

Idrissa Gueye is a devout Muslim who thinks that the practice of the community goes against his belief as a Muslim and Wearing a jersey with the colors of the community riddled over it, implies that he has shown his unalloyed support for the community. 

In the fight against racism in football, the knee-bend before a game policy was introduced. Most persons keyed into it, but some others choose not to. This goes beyond individual players because some big clubs across Europe also choose not  to kneel before the start of a game. 

Nothing was done to them, nobody asked them to tender apologies because in as much as Racism is a general topic, people can choose to support the movement or not. it's their Right. 

In recent times, The Western society and the press have shown massive support for the LGBTQ community, and that has really helped the growth of the community. 

But right now,

the importance of Freedom of expression cannot be overemphasized. 

The support for the community is a bit extreme. The fact that one is indifferent to something doesn't mean that he doesn't like it. He just ain't in support. "You could do your thing, but I'm just indifferent."

The same goes for the kneeling before the game tradition. The fact that one chooses not to kneel down doesn't mean that the person is racist. He/she could choose to be indifferent about it for personal reasons. 

Demanding a public apology from someone because he chose not to support a movement that goes against his personal beliefs is a bit extreme. It simply means that everybody is being forced to accept and integrate the mentality into our various societies regardless of whether it's in line with our beliefs or not. 

The community has really chosen to force their beliefs on the members of any society they find themselves in and then cry foul when they are not accepted.

Source

This has recently caused a feud between FIFA and the 2022 World Cup host nation, Qatar. The Nation made it clear that they won't be entertaining any LGBTQ guests during the World Cup, as the practice is against their belief. If they want to attend, they could choose to attend either as a male or a female, and wait till they get back home before exercising the option of practicing any sexuality of their choice. 

Qatar, on the other hand, has a point because one cannot leave one's homeland to tell the United States not to practice LGBTQ. They wouldn't agree because they believe it's right for them to practice it. 

You can't go and do what's not acceptable in someone else's land and then cry foul when you are not accepted.

I'm not in anyway trying to be homophobic, but all I'm saying in essence is that, the community shouldn't force their ideology on anybody because before they came, there were already existing, universal and biblical standards. 

Forcing Idrissa to tender an apology is an infringement on his freedom of expression.

May 19, 2022.