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Istanbul's LGBT pride march violently disbanded by police
Human Rights Watch
http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2015/06/30/istanbul_pride/ Date Written: 2015-06-30 Publisher: ifex Year Published: 2015 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX17657 As Americans celebrate a momentous step forward for the LGBT movement, Turkish gay pride marchers were met with rubber bullets and water cannons from the police. While uncharacteristic of the police force, these violent acts are, unfortunately, in line with the general atmosphere in Turkey. There is an ever-growing epidemic of violent homophobia and transphobia in the country. Subject Headings |