Officials Crack Down on Rainbow Flags in Qatar

Grant Wahl was entering the World Cup stadium in Qatar on Monday night when he was suddenly stopped by security guards. Pointing to the rainbow shirt he was wearing to support the LGBTQ community, a guard told him to remove it because it was “political.”

When Wahl, an independent journalist from the U.S. who covers soccer, refused, another guard allegedly said: “You can make this easy. Take off your shirt,” according to a description of the incident posted on Wahl’s newsletter.

The incident contradicts promises to fans and participants that the Wor…