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German National Team Showing Support for LGBTQIA+ Rights
Photo of German team at the World Cup covering their mouths in protest of FIFA’s decision to ban the “OneLove” armband.
Subject
- Social Studies
Language
English — USUpdated
![German National Team Showing Support for LGBTQ Rights at World Cup.](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_480/public/2022-12/AP22327517063172.jpg?itok=vHi1q_g1)
At the 2022 World Cup, German national team posed before their first game with their hands over their mouths to protest the decision that players displaying a rainbow symbol would be penalized.
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Sebastian EL-SAQQA/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images
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