'Being gay is damage in mind,' Qatar World Cup envoy tells reporter; interview stopped

The 2022 FIFA World Cup ambassador Khalid Salman told a German journalist that homosexuality or being gay is "damage in the mind", after which a World Cup spokesperson stopped the interview. In a clip shared online, Salman is heard saying that homosexuality is "haram" or forbidden. Concerns have been raised over LGBTQ rights in Qatar ahead of the World Cup.