Thousands march in Turkey to demand ban on LGBTQ groups
Several thousand people joined the demonstration dubbed "The Big Family Gathering." Kursat Mican, a speaker for the organizers, said they had gathered more than 150,000 signatures to demand a new law from Turkey's parliament that would ban what they called LGBTQ2S+ propaganda, which they say pervades Netflix, social media, arts and sports."People are here despite the rain for their children, for future generations," she said, urging the Turkish government to take action.
The video and the demonstration prompted an outcry from LGBTQ2S+ associations and other rights groups. The organizers of Istanbul Pride called on the governor's office to ban the event and authorities to take down the video, arguing both were hateful. "The Turkish state needs to uphold its constitutional obligation to protect all its citizens against hate and violence," it said.
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