Laura McAllister said it was important to confront a lack of tolerance
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The FAW says that the World Cup venues have been told to allow rainbow-colored hats and flags into stadiums.

The FAW says rainbow- coloured items will be allowed at the game.

All World Cup venues have been told to follow the rules.

Fifa has been asked about it by the radio station.

Laura was told to take her bucket hat off when she entered the stadium to watch the game.

The Rainbow Wall is a group of Welsh fans who are members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer community.

The FAW was extremely disappointed by the reports that supporters and some members of its staff had been asked to remove and discard their Rainbow Wall bucket hats.

There were incidents at the USA game.

Ahead of Wales' game against Iran on Friday, the Welsh association released a statement saying that fans with rainbow flags and bucket hats would be allowed into the stadium.

The venues for the World Cup have been told to follow the rules.

Same-sex relationships, human rights record and treatment of migrant workers are some of the issues that have been criticized by the country.

Fans and journalists are not allowed to wear rainbow-colored clothing at World Cup games.

Seven competing teams were forced to abandon their plans to have their captains wear OneLove at the tournament.

Wales was furious because the players did not wear the armbands.

The assurances that rainbow- coloured items will be allowed have to be taken at face value, according to the FAW chief executive.

He said that they had asked for assurances and were reassured that the stadium would be on board.

Nobody will have a problem tomorrow, so we need to take it at face value. We will escalate it if anyone has a hat tomorrow.

The Germany players covered their mouths during the team photo before the World Cup opener against Japan.

The manager said it was to convey the message that the world's governing body is controlling teams.

The DFB is looking into whether the threat to sanction players for wearing the armband is legal.

The security at the stadium was heavy handed and the former Sport Wales chair is gay. It was not easy to understand.

McAllister is a professor at the School of Law and Politics at the University of Wales.

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