UEFA on Tuesday denied a request by Munich officials to illuminate Allianz Arena in rainbow colors for Wednesday’s Euro 2020 group-stage finale between Germany and Hungary.
Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter announced Sunday that the city planned to make the request for rainbow lights to protest a federal law passed last week in Hungary that prohibits sharing any content portraying homosexuality or sex reassignment with minors, which Hungarian officials have described as a child-protection measure but human rights groups have denounced as anti-LGBT discrimination.
In a statement Tuesday, UEFA said it “understands that the intention is also to send a message to promote diversity and inclusion.