Queer Rights Are Human Rights: Fighting For Freedom Is Polarizing The World

Dennis Altman, The Conversation, Salon: Politics
Thu, 09/29/2016 - 4:00pm

People gather to protest against the ban on the gay pride march, off Istiklal Avenue, central Istanbul's main shopping road, Sunday, June 19, 2016. Turkish police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse demonstrators who gathered for a gay pride rally in Istanbul despite a government ban over security concerns.

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