MUNICH, Germany, June 24, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — One of the world’s most important sports associations refused to take the knee to LBGT this week.
On Tuesday the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) declined a June 21 petition from Munich’s Mayor Deiter Reiter to light up the Munich Allianz Arena in rainbow colors representing the Pride flag for Wednesday’s Euro 2020 group-stage match between Germany and Hungary.
Reiter submitted the petition as his reaction against the law passed by the Hungarian parliament to protect its children from homosexual and transgender propaganda in schools and to forbid pornography to be shown to minors. The mayor’s request was rejected on the basis that it was politically motivated and not in the best interest of the sport.
“UEFA, through its statutes, is a politically and religiously neutral organization,” the organization wrote.
“Given the political context of this specific request – a message aiming at a decision taken by the Hungarian national parliament – UEFA must decline this request.”
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