Photos show the team’s facility decked out in gay pride-centric logos, with the colors of the transgender movement featured in one wall graphic.
The graphic appeared at the American training facility at Al Gharrafa SC Stadium in Ar-Rayyan, according to the Daily Mail.
At the United States’ MNT World Cup training ground in Doha were the players, staff and federation have shown solidarity with LGBT community by redesigning the crest in rainbow colours. More @TeleFootballpic.twitter.com/HeTU6o3ZEY
“It’s important to bring awareness to these issues,” coach Gregg Berhalter said of Qatar’s policies toward homosexuality in a Monday press conference, according to ESPN.
Qatar has relied heavily on de facto slave labor to construct stadiums and infrastructure for the 2022 World Cup, according to Amnesty International.
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South Asian migrants drawn to the Gulf Arab nation to build structures for the wealthy country have been subjected to wage theft and strong-armed into working in unsafe conditions, the organization reported.
The migrants hired to build the infrastructure for the cup have been detained in Qatar against their will in some instances, with Qatari employers seizing their passports, according to Amnesty.
The American national team is slated for its first contest on Monday against Wales, according to the Daily Mail.
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