Well, there is more “drama” to add to the most-watched international soccer tournament. And because June is “Pride Month,” it involves victimhood.

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, some foreign tourists have expressed concerns about traveling to the U.S. to watch World Cup matches, which begin June 11. That’s because the American Civil Liberties Union and Amnesty International have issued travel advisories to gender-confused foreigners.

“They warn that immigrants, racial minorities and ‘LBGTQ+ individuals have been and continue to be disproportionately targeted and affected by the administration’s policies and, as such, are most vulnerable to serious harm when traveling to and/or within the United States,’” the Chronicle reports.

Let’s take a trip down memory lane, shall we? The last men’s World Cup was hosted by Qatar, and like many Middle Eastern countries, Qatar is predominantly Muslim and has made homosexuality illegal. Practicing homosexuality carries a maximum sentence of seven years in prison. According to Human Dignity Trust, enforcement is rare, but when it does happen, the consequences are severe and usually entail being beaten before being arrested.

At the Qatari World Cup, the U.S. Men’s National Team made a point of redesigning their jerseys’ USA crest with the rainbow flag to virtue signal to the Qataris about LGBTQ+ rights. Yet the San Francisco Chronicle would have its readers believe that the United States is the country in which it is unsafe for homosexuals?

In response to this absurd claim, X’s Community Note added this context: “The previous FIFA World Cup in 2022 was hosted by Qatar, where same-sex acts are illegal and punishable by up to 7 years in prison, unlike the US where they have been legal nationwide since 2003 and same-sex marriage since 2015.”

National Review’s Brittany Bernstein found that the San Francisco Chronicle is well aware of this double standard, but back when Qatar was hosting the World Cup, its reporters were claiming people who pointed out that Qatar was a dumb place to hold the World Cup were Islamophobic. So really, this is yet another non-controversy created by leftists to bully Americans and make them think that their country isn’t great. Leftists will use any facet of their platform to do just that, even if they directly contradict one another — like LGBTQ+ rights vs Islamophobia.

The Chronicle article ends by telling the rainbow community that there are “Pride Houses” throughout the U.S. so that foreign homosexuals can find a safe space. Who’s gonna tell them that the next men’s World Cup will be held in Morocco and Paraguay — countries that have anti-gay legislation on the books? Worse still, the 2034 World Cup will be in Saudi Arabia. It is highly unlikely there will be LGBTQ+ safe spaces provided for gay fans in those countries.

As Bernstein pointed out, “More than 30 percent of FIFA’s member associations criminalize homosexuality, with 64 countries outlawing same-sex sexual relations.” So, spare us the fainting couches and victimitis.