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PoliticsLGBTQ people 'a threat to Erdogan's ideal of a strong, masculine state,' expert says

Turkish courts have jailed more LGBTQ activists and supporters, bringing the number remanded in custody after a weekend crackdown to 62, a legal rights group said Wednesday. Koen Slootmaeckers of City St George’s, University of London, said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sees LGBTQ people as a threat to his vision of a “strong, masculine state.”

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LGBTQ people 'a threat to Erdogan's ideal of a strong, masculine state,' expert says
LGBTQ people 'a threat to Erdogan's ideal of a strong, masculine state,' expert saysPolitics