Here’s Who Is Boycotting the Qatar World Cup

The World Cup kicks off on Sunday in Qatar amid continued condemnation of the nation’s LGBT record, the deaths of migrant workers erecting infrastructure for the games, and other human rights concerns.

Aggravating an already sensitive topic, Khalid Salman, a former Qatari footballer and ambassador of this year’s World Cup, last week described homosexuality as haram (“forbidden”) and “damage in the mind.” The interview was immediately cut short by a press officer for the event. Homosexuality is illegal in Qatar, and LGBT people have been arbit…