Hunted down, arrested, beaten and forced into conversion therapy.
That is the appalling reality of life for members of the LGBT+ community living in Qatar, according to a bombshell report from Human Rights Watch. Homosexuality is illegal under Qatari law and can even be punishable by death in the Middle Eastern country.
While much of the focus has been on the safety of foreign fans travelling for the World Cup, there is now increasing concern for Qatar's LGBT+ community. The stark extent of the treatment handed out to the community in Qatar has now been made clear by Human Rights Watch, who have reported a litany of abuses against LGBT+ people by security forces.
