Turkey

  • LGBTQ+ communities around the world should fear Turkey intensifying clampdown

    LGBTQ+ communities around the world should fear Turkey intensifying clampdown

    ] Back in July, when a Virgin Gay Cruise ship was banned from stopping in a Turkish port, the official reason was that the group was “known for behaviors incompatible with the fabric of our society and our moral values”.  i.e.  the 1000 passngers were GAY and Rich Campbell, the president and CEO of Atlantis Events,…

  • Mr Gay Syria

    Mr Gay Syria

      The whole concept of anybody being brave/foolhardy enough to publicly come out as a gay Syrian is tough enough to get one’s head around, but the very idea that there is such a thing as a Mr Gay Syria competition is beyond belief, but something we felt compelled to look into further. It is…

  • Pour on the Extra Virgin Oil and let the groping begin

    Pour on the Extra Virgin Oil and let the groping begin

      Turkey is a Muslim country where being gay is not illegal anymore but it is still very much a taboo subject, and LGBT people risk a great deal by ‘coming out’ to family, friends and employers. There is the ever constant pressure on the need to curb their behavior less they get exposed and…