I am a 15-year-old football fan from Thirsk, North Yorkshire, and when I heard the 2022 World Cup was being held in Qatar - one of the few remaining countries in the world with such dehumanising anti-equality laws - I was appalled. In this country we always talk about how football is for everyone, bringing all communities together.

Stonewall states: "Qatar runs Sharia courts, where technically it is possible that Muslim men could face the death penalty for same-sex sexual activity."

Qatar's Article 281 criminalises sexual intercourse “without compulsion, duress or ruse” with a female with a penalty of up to seven years imprisonment. The provision is gender-neutral as to the other party, so is applicable to same-sex intimacy between women.

The BBC and ITV, which are planning on televising the Qatar World Cup, and the FA, which is sending a team to the tournament, all have stated promoting equality is at the heart of their core policies.

As responsible public service broadcasters the BBC and ITV have a duty to regularly highlight these issues during the many hours of coverage they are planning. We want the TV coverage to be balanced and use the apparent conflict with their policies to highlight the important equality issues before matches. We would also like to see some LGBTQ+ pundits.

We want the FA to follow its policies, such as the Respect and poppy campaigns, and the example of the Danish national team in showing their solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community by having a clear message on their shirts.