LGBT - Turkey's Erdogan Expresses Displeasure With 'LGBT Colors' At UN General Assembly: 'Bothers Me The Most' | Benzinga
President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an of Turkey voiced his disapproval of the vibrant decorations at the United Nations General Assembly, associating them with “LGBT colors.”
This incident took place earlier this week in New York City. The multicolored lights had been put up to emphasize the U.N.’s sustainable development goals.
Erdo?an, who presides over an increasingly hardline stance on LGBTQ rights in his Islamist government, expressed his intention to discuss this matter with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, The Hill reported.
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The Turkish President was quoted as saying, “One of the issues that bothers me the most … is that when entering the United Nations General Assembly, you see the LGBT colors on steps and other places,” in an interview with Turkish ...