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Police Attack with Shields, Pepper Gas After Pride Parade Statement Read

17TH İSTANBUL LGBTI+ PRIDE PARADE

Police Attack with Shields, Pepper Gas After Pride Parade Statement Read

As the police did not allow the Pride Parade to be held along İstiklal Avenue in Taksim, Pride Week Committee has read out its statement on nearby Mis Street. Afterwards, the police have intervened against the group with shields and pepper gas.

30 June 2019 Evrim Kepenek,Hikmet Adal

LGBTI+ Events Banned in Mersin

PRIDE WEEK EVENTS

LGBTI+ Events Banned in Mersin

The Governorship of Mersin has banned all LGBTI+ events to be held in the province for 20 days “to protect public morality.” The ban will also be in effect in the 5th Mersin Pride Week, which will start on July 1 and continue till July 7.

‘On What Grounds is Pride Parade not Permitted?’

CHP MP SEZGİN TANRIKULU

‘On What Grounds is Pride Parade not Permitted?’

Submitting a Parliamentary question to Vice President Fuat Oktay, CHP MP Sezgin Tanrıkulu has asked on what grounds the Governorship of İstanbul has not permitted the Pride Parade, raising concerns over discrimination against the LGBTI+s.

'Love Wins': Court Suspends İzmir Pride Week Ban

'Love Wins': Court Suspends İzmir Pride Week Ban

While the ban has been suspended, the final verdict on the "Bondage Workshop" and "Sex Toys Workshop" will be made tomorrow.

Governor of İstanbul Rejects Pride March Application

Governor of İstanbul Rejects Pride March Application

When the LGBTİ+ said they want to hold events in another place than Taksim, they were told by the Deputy Governor that they are a cause of "social concern" regarding all open-air events.

Ban on LGBTI+ Pride Week in İzmir Denounced

Ban on LGBTI+ Pride Week in İzmir Denounced

LGBTI+ organizations have denounced the ban on 7th İzmir LGBTI+ Pride Week: “Streets belong to us, just as our labor, identity and body. Get used to it, we won't go anywhere.”

İzmir LGBTI+ Pride Week and Antalya Pride Week Banned

İzmir LGBTI+ Pride Week and Antalya Pride Week Banned

The 7th İzmir LGBTI+ Pride Week and the 3rd Antalya Pride Week have been banned by the Governorships of İzmir and Antalya "with the aim of ensuring public safety, maintaining national security and public order and protecting general health and morals."

Amnesty International Launches Petition for İstanbul Pride

Amnesty International Launches Petition for İstanbul Pride

The governor has not allowed the Pride Parade in İstanbul to take place since 2015.

‘Parading is not Enough, We Want the Whole City!’

İZMİR AND ANTALYA PRIDE WEEK PROGRAMS

‘Parading is not Enough, We Want the Whole City!’

The detailed programs of the 7th İzmir LGBTI+ Pride Week and the 3rd Antalya Pride Week have been announced. LGBTI+s will be on the streets of İzmir between June 17 and 23 and on the streets of Antalya from June 14 to 16.

LGBTİ+ Pride Week 2019: 'Economy? What's that?'

LGBTİ+ Pride Week 2019: 'Economy? What's that?'

The 27th İstanbul LGBTİ+ Pride Week will be held between June 24 and June 30, under the theme of the looming economic crisis: "We have been experiencing this crisis every second in the jobs we can't get, in the homes we can't live."