A 34-year-old Portugue man was arrted by the police while vatng Turkey bee he "looked gay", Portugue media reported.
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- ‘WE’RE AGAST LGBT’: ERDOğAN TARGETS GAY AND TRANS PEOPLE AHEAD OF CRIL TURKISH ELECTN
- ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL
- TURKEY: PORTUGUE TOURIST SAYS HE WAS JAILED FOR LOOKG GAY
‘WE’RE AGAST LGBT’: ERDOğAN TARGETS GAY AND TRANS PEOPLE AHEAD OF CRIL TURKISH ELECTN
Panic and anxiety gripped members of Turkey's lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer muni when several thoand monstrators marched Istanbul last weekend to mand a ban on what they nsir gay propaganda and to outlaw LGBTQ anizatns. * turkey on gay rights *
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. This is spe the efforts of some opposn parti who have attempted to troduce bills that would allow gay and transgenr people legal protectn.
ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL
Print Recep Tayyip Erdogan vilified gay people durg his re-electn mpaign, llg them a threat to society and rallyg nservativ agast them. It has left people feelg threatened, and alone. * turkey on gay rights *
Although homosexualy is technilly legal, life as a member of the LGBT muny Turkey n be extremely challengg. 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.
TURKEY: PORTUGUE TOURIST SAYS HE WAS JAILED FOR LOOKG GAY
So What Do This Mean For Travelers In Gay Turkey?