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, according to a legal rights group. Koen Slootmaeckers of City St George’s, University of London, said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seeks to promote the notion of a strong, masculine state and sees LGBTQ people as threatening that ideal.