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Essex,15 mins

"I took a decision recently that I was not going to go to Doha."

Sonia Watson

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England football fan and Essex travel agent David Hancock is missing his first world cup in 30 years. The World Cup is being held in Qatar this winter, but concerns have been raised about the human rights record in the country, where being gay is illegal. BBC Essex's Sonia Watson spoke to David Hancock, LGBTQ+ campaigner and university professor, Catherine Lee, and former England caretaker manager Peter Taylor.

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