The Turkish government is looking to introduce new legal regulations in a fight against what authorities are calling the influence of “LGBT deviants”.
New regulations being discussed include a 3 year prison term for offences relating to the spreading of pro-LGBT propaganda, in an attempt to uphold “family and moral values”. And it is also proposing prison time of up to 4 years for people seeing same-sex wedding ceremonies.
The government is also considering changes to laws concerning transgender people. A new proposal seeks to change the required minimum age to undergo gender-affirming surgeries from 18 to 25, with required court approval. Anyone involved in unauthorised surgeries will risk jail time of up to 3 years.
Currently, homosexuality is still legal in Türkiye but there are no civil rights protections for LGBT people and same-sex marriage is not recognised. Besides, the authorities have been cracking down on pro-LGBT propaganda in recent years, under President Erdoğan.
A lawmaker for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), said at a summit held in Ankara this week: “Projects that attempt to force LGBT propaganda are dynamites that will blow up the future of the Turkish nation. We have to have legal reinforcement for protection against online anti-family disinformation campaigns and harmful trends targeting our children.”
Unacceptable!!!
Turkish LGBT community is fighting for their rights
