Wednesday in Munich, Germany, was the upcoming match of the ongoing European Football Championship. The Hungarian and German football teams clashed on the green lawn in the evening. It is a struggle that has been accompanied by fears, exchanges of views and expectations.
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However, the primary trigger for the above was not football, but, for example, the new Hungarian law, which, among other things, prohibits education in schools concerning sexual minorities. As a symbol of support for members of the LGBT community, the German Allianz Arena was to light up in the colors of a rainbow flag on the day of the match with Hungary.
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Footage from the events before the match between Hungary and Germany. (Video: AP)
Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter came up with the proposal, but the European Football Association (UEFA) rejected it for maintaining neutrality. “UEFA is a politically and religiously neutral organization. And because in this case it was a step against the Hungarian government, we banned the proposal, “she said hear association.
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However, the UEFA decision did not stop the people of Munich or the fans who went to the match. Already during the day, it was possible to see rainbow flags, rainbow accessories and rainbow-painted faces in the streets of the city. The flags were even hoisted by the town hall itself.
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The Hungarian representation was then “welcomed” by supporters of sexual minorities also in the arena and in the area in front of it, where many of them handed out smaller versions of rainbow flags to newcomers. These can be observed – even in a larger version – in photographs from the inside of the arena, but above all he drew attention to a man who ran directly to the field in front of the teams with a rainbow flag.
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In addition to the Allianz Arena, other stadiums in Germany were lit up in solidarity with the LGBT community. The colors of the rainbow “dressed” for example Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt am Main, Cologne Arena in Cologne or Volkswagen Arena and Wolfsburg.
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