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Turkey allowing violence against gays
Gay NZ 22 June 2011
Turkey is ignoring cases of harassment, discrimination and violence against LGBT people, according to a just-released Amnesty International report. Amnesty is urging Turkey's new government to draw up laws against discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and to punish those found guilty of of homophobic attacks.
Turkish politicians frequently make explicitly homophobic statements. For instance, , the women’s minister Aliye Kavaf last year said: "I believe homosexual is a biological disorder, an illness, and must be treated.”
The report says that gay people in Turkey, a predominantly Muslim country, are often forced to hide their sexual orientation to avoid harassment, discrimination or violence. Sixteen people were murdered in Turkey last year because of their perceived sexual orientation, and violence is pervasive (...)
Posted June 22nd, 2011 by hd
Turkey allowing violence against gays
Gay NZ 22 June 2011
Turkey is ignoring cases of harassment, discrimination and violence against LGBT people, according to a just-released Amnesty International report. Amnesty is urging Turkey's new government to draw up laws against discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and to punish those found guilty of of homophobic attacks.
Turkish politicians frequently make explicitly homophobic statements. For instance, , the women’s minister Aliye Kavaf last year said: "I believe homosexual is a biological disorder, an illness, and must be treated.”
The report says that gay people in Turkey, a predominantly Muslim country, are often forced to hide their sexual orientation to avoid harassment, discrimination or violence. Sixteen people were murdered in Turkey last year because of their perceived sexual orientation, and violence is pervasive (...)
Posted June 22nd, 2011 by hd
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