Turkish riot police officers block an access to Istiklal avenue to prevent LGBT rights activists from going ahead with a Gay Pride annual parade on Jin Istanbul, a day after it was banned by the city governor's office.Īt least a hundred protesters gathered in a nearby neighborhood, beating drums and chanting slogans such as, 'Don't be quiet, shout out, gays exist!' and 'Love, love, freedom, State, stay away!' They carried a banner that read, 'Get used to, we are here. Small groups assembled on side streets were chased away by officers. Police established checkpoints in the area, preventing groups from entering Istiklal Avenue and turning back individuals who were deemed to be associated with the planned march.
Organizers of the 2017 Istanbul LGBTI+ Pride had vowed to march in central Taksim Square, using a Turkish hashtag for 'we march,' despite the ban on gay pride observances ordered by the Istanbul governor's office for the third year in a row. ISTANBUL - Turkish police stopped activists for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex rights from gathering in large numbers for LGBT pride in Istanbul on Sunday, but smaller groups made impromptu press statements defying a ban imposed by the governor. Early on the morning of Saturday, June 28, 1969, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons rioted following a police raid on the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar at 43 Christopher Street in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City.
