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Portuguese tourist assaulted by Turkish police, jailed for 20 days for "looking gay"

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Portuguese tourist assaulted by Turkish police, jailed for 20 days for "looking gay"

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Miguel Alvaro claims he endured a horrifying ordeal when he was targeted and physically assaulted by Turkish police solely based on his appearance, being perceived as gay and suspected of planning to participate in the Pride march in Istanbul

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How is “Looking gay” defined according to Turkish law? Just being handsome as hell?
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  Perhaps it’s like a pastor punishing a woman for being tempting.

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