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Contents:
- MAN JAILED TURKEY FOR 20 DAYS JT BEE HE ‘LOOKED GAY’
- EXPLORE VAST AND HIDN GAY TURKEY
- GAY DATG ISTANBUL
MAN JAILED TURKEY FOR 20 DAYS JT BEE HE ‘LOOKED GAY’
A gay Portugue man claims he was arrted Istanbul, Turkey and held for 20 days jail, jt bee he “looked gay”. * gay men in turkey *
This is a siar suatn to gay right Indonia and Malaysia and shows no signs of lettg up.
Unfortunately, this is havg a very real and visible effect on LGBT rights Turkey that gay travelers to the area should take to acunt when planng a trip. The Legal Suatn In Gay Turkey.
Unlike many Mlim untri, Turkey do not technilly outlaw homosexualy. In fact, same-sex sexual activy was legalized the Ottoman Empire 1858 and homosexualy has been legal sce 1923 when morn Turkey was found. Addnally, homosexuals are banned om ary service.
EXPLORE VAST AND HIDN GAY TURKEY
Disver the bt of gay Turkey, cludg Istanbul, Cappadocia, Ankara, Mard, Izmir, Eph, Pamkale, Çanakkale, Bodm and Antalya. * gay men in turkey *
This is spe the efforts of some opposn parti who have attempted to troduce bills that would allow gay and transgenr people legal protectn. Although homosexualy is technilly legal, life as a member of the LGBT muny Turkey n be extremely challengg.
GAY DATG ISTANBUL
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A report published by Human Rights Watch 2008 showed how gay and transgenr muni face a threat of vlence and discrimatn on a daily basis. No person thory wish to speak out support of the gay muny.
The social suatn for members of the gay muny is better smopolan Istanbul than ral areas, where honor killgs still occur; but whether or not people feel fortable g out to their fay and iends pletely pends on their own ntext and would still mean a number of risks. Istanbul and some of the most tourist-iendly areas, such as Bodm, have a fairly thrivg gay scene, wh pulsg dance floors, gay bars, and hamams; but many lols who are volved the gays scene by night are livg a different life by day, as they are not able to be open wh their fay or iends, and certaly not at work, where they uld worry about the impact would have on their future. So What Do This Mean For Travelers In Gay Turkey?