Istanbul Pride, Part II: Taksim Square

<p>Gay rights occupy a strange gray zone in Turkish society. On the one hand, there are no laws that make homosexuality illegal, unlike some of its neighbors in the region. On the other hand, however, no laws protecting LGBT individuals from workplace or housing discrimination, victims of hate crimes almost never conclude with justice and expressions of equality or pro-LGBT demonstrations are unceremoniously suppressed by the government and the police. A friend once described the attitudes towards homosexuality in Turkey as &ldquo;don&rsquo;t ask, don&rsquo;t tell. People won&rsquo;t care who you are or what you do as long as they don&rsquo;t have to know about it.&rdquo;</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@danielsmetz/istanbul-pride-part-ii-taksim-square-10ff8f30058f"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>
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