Turkish gay pri march draws thoands

Contents:

• TURKEY GAY PRI PARA MARCH DRAWS THOANDS ISTANBUL
• TURKISH GAY PRI MARCH DRAWS THOANDS
• ISTANBUL GAY PRI ACTIVISTS STAGE ANNUAL RALLY FIANCE OF BAN
• GAY PRI PARA OBSTCTED BY TURKISH POLICE

TURKEY GAY PRI PARA MARCH DRAWS THOANDS ISTANBUL

On Thursday, a majory of European Unn lears vowed to ntue batg discrimatn agast the LGBTI muny a jot letter amid a standoff wh Hungary, whose parliament last week approved a bill that bans the distributn of material schools emed to promote homosexualy or genr change.

TURKISH GAY PRI MARCH DRAWS THOANDS

Homosexualy is not a crime Turkey, but hostily to is wispread and police crackdowns on Pri paras have bee tougher over the years.

The annual pri para Istanbul, which had been gog for s, had been the largt the Mlim world—notably attractg thoands of people celebratg lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer social and self-acceptance, achievements, legal rights, and pri.

ISTANBUL GAY PRI ACTIVISTS STAGE ANNUAL RALLY FIANCE OF BAN

Unlike many other Islamic untri, homosexualy is legal Turkey. Dpe this, homophobia is a btal realy. AKP has not hidn their hostile attu towards the LGBTQ+ muny, wh Print Erdoğan llg journalists, Armenians, and gays alike “reprentativ of sedn.

Diplomatic history, we rell his experience of celebratg pri Istanbul 2015 wh a performance by the Boston Gay Men Chos at the nsulate and attendg wh his same-sex partner the para that was dispted by the police force. Read more about the State Department’s effort to track down gay people the 1950s and ‘60s HERE.

GAY PRI PARA OBSTCTED BY TURKISH POLICE

“Intertgly the Ottoman Empire crimalized homosexual acts the neteenth century, long before any Wtern untry did. The reason that was signifint is that that very day the Boston Gay Men’s Chos was due to arrive Istanbul.

So was kd of a trifecta to have the Boston Gay Men’s Chos arrive for a receptn at my place that had already been planned on the day that that momento cisn was hand down Washgton.