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Queer Istanbul: Attitude meets the LGBTQ freedom fighters of Turkey
These are the faces creating space for Istanbul’s queer community, as the increasingly hostile Turkish government makes LGBTQ+ lives harder by the day
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More than 200 people arrested by Istanbul police during Pride march
The Turkish capital's Pride parade has been cancelled every years since 2015.
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The secret language used by LGBTQ people in Turkey
For at least a century, 'Lubunca' has been used by Turkish LGBTQ people as a safe way to communicate. But as police cotton on in an increasingly repressive state, what was once a blessing may be becoming a curse.
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Police used tear gas to prevent people celebrating Istanbul Pride
The event has been banned by Turkish authorities for five years
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Couple avoid meeting other Russians after fearing someone will come for them
Pavel Stotsko and Yevgeny Voitsekhovsky fled Russian earlier this year and found asylum in Amsterdam
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