The LGTBI flag is not political. The big soccer organizations, FIFA and UEFA, came to that conclusion long ago, although

Manuel Neuer's

rainbow bracelet

generated a controversial investigation threat, quickly crushed by

Aleksander Ceferin

, who has spoken out against homophobia on several occasions. Another thing is the political debate generated by its exhibition, as has already happened in the Spanish city councils, the reactions in the stands, the fear of the footballers to declare their homosexuality or the dissatisfaction of certain leaders. This is the case of

Viktor Orban

, Prime Minister of Hungary, whose team will play tomorrow at the Allianz in Munich against Germany. The Bavarian town council wants its façade to be illuminated in rainbow colors. If UEFA is consistent, it will not oppose it.

"Years ago, it is certain that the knee on the ground of Black Lives Matter would have caused sanctions for being understood as a political demonstration. Today, at least in football, it is not that it is tolerated, it is even applauded and encouraged by UEFA or FIFA, "says a sports lawyer linked in the past to sports organizations. The fight against racism and homophobia are transversal causes that are inserted among the great demands of human rights. It is clear that organizations can always do more, but there is a cultural evil, almost systemic, in football itself, a catalyst for the best but also the worst feelings of the human being. This is what Ceferin was referring to, three years after reaching the UEFA presidency, when he said: "The players do not reveal their sexual orientation for fear of the stands. "

Homophobia, on the other hand, becomes a political and legal problem when a regime legislates or persecutes homosexuals, as in

Vladimir Putin's

Russia

and Orban's Hungary. Ceferin also sent a message to them, during his presentation at the Equal Game Conference: "I am ashamed that in 2019 we have to hold a conference to promote diversity. It is worrying to see world leaders and politicians taking weight off racist incidents and discriminatory ".

Under the command of Ceferin, who had just arrived in office, UEFA modified its statutes, after Barcelona appealed to TAS for the sanction imposed by the European body as a result of the appearance of 'stelades' at the Camp Nou.

The Spanish courts had endorsed that its exhibition was protected by freedom of expression.

In this way, UEFA itself admitted it before what could have been a blow against him if the CAS had spoken.

So it was indeed a political emblem, although not, as the Spanish judges pointed out, a flag that incited hatred.

Martínez-Almeida and the Supreme Court's no

At the last prepandemic Eurocup, in 2016 in France, the rainbow flag was displayed on the facade of the Paris city hall during the tournament without generating controversy. In the Spanish consistories, on the other hand, it has raised the debate. The last of them, that of Madrid, has just decided not to wave on its facade during Gay Pride week, despite being one of the capitals of the world where it has the greatest following. Mayor

José Luis

Martínez-Almeida

relies

on a Supreme Court ruling that prohibits unofficial flags in the buildings of public institutions, although the spirit of that ruling, according to part of the doctrine, is to go against the flags of territorial claims , not against causes such as LGTBI rights. In Munich they have it clear.

In a month, when the Tokyo Games start, we will know if the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has evolved as FIFA and UEFA have done or takes rule 50 of the Olympic Charter to the extreme, which prohibits demonstrations of a political, religious or political nature. racial.

He used it to sanction the Black Power, in 1968. To do it today with the Black Lives Matter would be out of reality.

The same happens with the manifestations of the LGTBI collective.

The opportunistic policy that is made with the causes, abundant in Spain, should not pervert its meaning, which is none other than to defend the most intrinsic rights of the human being.

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