Virgin crew on flight with England team won’t wear LGBT-friendly uniform due to Qatar’s strict rules

By Jack Mendel The Virgin Atlantic flight taking England’s team to Qatar is called ‘Rain Bow’ – but its staff won’t be able to wear gender-fluid uniform over concerns about their safety. The airline announced a change to the uniform policy this week with Qatar being a very conservative country where same-sex relations and any pubic displays of affection are illegal. It said the policy always includes ‘safety considerations’, with Virgin assessing the risk of allowing its staff to wear the new uniform, based on the destination. It said the US, UK and Israel for example are viewed as ‘safe’ coun…

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