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Turkey uses tear gas to break up gay pride gathering
Two European legislators were also briefly detained Sunday while attending the parade.
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Turkish police fire rubber bullets and tear gas at LGBT pride parade
More than 300 policemen in anti-riot gear and backed by water cannons were deployed along the pedestrian thoroughfare and on side streets.
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This pet store tried to sell customers a ‘gay turtle’
The prank highlights how homophobia is still very much alive.
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Turkish football federation fined for outing, firing gay referee
A former soccer referee has won his case against Turkey’s football federation, which he accused of outing him as gay and stripping him of his referee license.
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ISIS continues targeting gays with brutal public killings
Before a ravenous crowd, the masked judge read out the sentence against two men convicted of homosexuality: They’d be thrown to their deaths.
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Ashley Madison hack puts gay lives at risk
The hack exposes the names of users who live in places where homosexual is punishable by death.
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UN expresses concern over LGBT rights in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey –— The U.N. has expressed concern over a spate of violent and discriminatory acts against Turkey’s LGBT community and called on the country to combat homophobic acts and uphold gay rights. The statement from the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday follows a violent police crackdown last month on a gay […]
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Turkish police use water cannons to disperse participants at LGBT pride rally
Turkish police used water cannons and tear gas against LGBT pride marchers trying to rally in Istanbul’s central square on Sunday, forcing the thousands of demonstrators to gather several blocks away.
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Father gets life imprisonment for murdering gay son in Turkey
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey — In a landmark Turkish case, a man who murdered his son because he was gay and “shaming” the family, has been convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to life in prison.
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Transgender woman killed in Istanbul, fourth trans victim in Turkey this year
ISTANBUL, Turkey — A transgender woman who worked as florist has been found dead in her Istanbul apartment, the fourth transgender person to be murdered in the country in the past seven months.