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

https://mins.news/en/item/61572

- France 24, 2026-09-16 19:39 UTC
- Politics
- Original: http://www.france24.com/en/lgbtq-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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