'The very existence of LGBTQI people is seen as obscene', Turkish activist says

Turkish police on Sunday swooped on gay bars and the homes of LGBTQ activists, arresting at least 60 people in raids authorities said were aimed at boosting traditional family values, officials and activists said. Turkey's LGBTQ community has frequently been targeted by the government, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashing it as a "deviant movement" of "perverts" responsible for the falling birth rate. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis speaks with Yildiz Tar, Editor-in-Chief of KaosGL.org.

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