Rainbow Flags Dot Iran And Egypt's Match As Seattle Celebrates Pride During The World Cup
Bogdan Hofbauer
SEATTLE (AP) — Rainbow flags fluttered among the sea of Iranian and Egyptian banners at Seattle’s World Cup stadium Friday, as teams from two of the most repressive countries for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people took to the field. It was just a coincidence that the city’s “Pride Match” ended up as a high-stakes matchup between Iran and Egypt — with advancement from Group G still up in the air — and it came come with plenty of pushback from both countries. But Seattle officials and
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