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Police moved simultaneously at around 1am on Sunday in Istanbul, Ankara, İzmir, Aydın and Mersin. The justice minister says 162 people are under investigation in an operation the state has named 'My Family Is Safe.'
Patrons at Kinselas, ARQ and the Colombian Hotel watched officers walk the queues and enter the venues. Sixty-five people were searched. Nobody was charged — and the last raid is still under investigation.
For the first time a Senegalese public authority has acknowledged using anorectal examinations in a criminal investigation involving cisgender heterosexual women. Medical bodies have been clear for a decade that the procedure proves nothing.
Pierre Picavet, head of the French police LGBTQ+ rights association FLAG!, was struck with a bottle and hit with slurs outside a bar in Paris's historic gay district — even after identifying himself as an officer.
A man in his 30s died after reportedly being lured to a meeting via a dating app and beaten near a tourist landmark in Bulgaria's second city. Police are investigating whether the attack was motivated by homophobia.
Prime Minister Rob Jetten joined the boats on Amsterdam's canals this weekend, a first for a sitting Dutch head of government, and used the moment to announce concrete follow-through on the country's Rainbow Ballot Agreement.
For the eleventh year running, authorities banned Istanbul Pride and locked down Taksim. Marchers turned out regardless. At least 50 people were detained on June 29, among them a journalist with a valid press card and six lawyers.
