13-05-2024 09:00 via theguardian.com

‘Boxers must know the morality of supporting Saudi’ – gay exile Wajeeh Lion

Before Tyson Fury fights Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh, Wajeeh Lion explains how Saudi Arabia’s LGBTQ+ nationals live in fearThe moment I accepted I was gay was the moment I also accepted that I could be killed at any moment,” says Wajeeh Lion with little hesitation. Born Abdulrahman Alkhiary, Wajeeh was granted asylum in the United States in 2018, but still lives a life of discomfort with daily death threats and a constant fear of being kidnapped by his homeland.“I know the Saudi g
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