LGBT Turks take stock after disrupted Pride Celebrations
VOA says more than a month after Turkish authorities crushed Pride-themed events in Istanbul, emotions still run raw for members of the country’s embattled LGBT community.
“There was lots of violence. I was beaten up and so were most of the people I was arrested with,” Istanbul resident Alaz Yener told VOA. “They used zip ties to handcuff us, hands behind our back, and refused to cut the zip ties off for a long time.”
https://www.voanews.com/europe/lgbt-turks-take-stock-after-disrupted-pride-celebrations
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