Thursday, May 22, 2014

Gay rights activist sued by PM fined for using word ‘queer’ in tweet - RIGHTS

Gay rights activist sued by PM fined for using word ‘queer’ in tweet

Ayşegül Usta HÜRRİYET / ISTANBUL

A gay rights activist was fined 1,500 Turkish Liras by a court on May 22 for using the word “queer” in a tweet, responding to a statement last July by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan that he was “a perfect Alevi.”

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