Bestuur Ankara verbiedt alle LGBT-uitingen

De gouverneur van de Turkse hoofdstad Ankara heeft per direct alle LGBT-uitingen in de stad verboden. LGBT is een van oorsprong Engelse afkorting die staat voor lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender. Onder de Turkse tekst vind je de Engelse vertaling.

Official statement: Ankara governor’s office bans LGBTI events https://t.co/6fqAL6fmDA pic.twitter.com/6kj4t7nyJh

— LGBTI News Turkey (@lgbtinewsturkey) November 19, 2017

Press Statement Regarding the Ban Decision

It has been noticed through various social media and print and visual media outlets that in different locations around our city activities such as film screenings, cinevision, theater plays, panels, talks, exhibitions etc. which include certain social sensibilities and sensitivities by various civil society organizations under the name of LGBTT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual or transvestite) and LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex) are scheduled.

It was decided that the aforementioned social media shares might deliberately incite a certain segment of society with different characteristics of social class, race, religion, sect or region against another segment of society, that this might lead to imminent peril with regards to public security, that also it can harm the protection of other people’s rights and liberties, public health and morality as well as of public order, prevention of crime, and therefore there may be reactions and provocations against the groups and individuals taking part in the organization due to certain social sensibilities.

Due to these circumstances, from November 18, 2017 onwards, activities of LGBTT-LGBTI organizations such as film screenings, cinevision, theater plays, panels, talks, exhibitions which include certain social sensitivities and sensibilities in various locations around our city are banned by our Governorship, based on the Article 11/C of Law Of Provincial Administration No 5442, within the scope of measures to be taken for the provision of peace, security, right to physical integrity and the public order, following Article 17 of Law No. 2911 on Assembly and Demonstration Marches and Article 11/F of Law No. 2935 on State of Emergency.

We respectfully announce the ban to the public.

Bron: LGBTI News Turkey