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Police turn violent against LGBT protestors during Istanbul Pride

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Someone left note criticising parking when cop dumped car to chase suspectFactory worker sacked for taking day off to go to baby scan with girlfriendSajid Javid shares 'private pain' during speech about his brother's suicideIn recent years, the government has adopted a harsh approach to public events by groups that do not represent its religiously conservative views.

Large numbers of arrests and the use of tear gas and plastic pellets by police have accompanied Pride events.Counter-demonstrations by nationalists and Islamists, who claim the LGBTQ+ community is a danger to ‘Turkish values’, have also threatened marchers.Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk.For more stories like this, check our news page.

This year marks 50 years of Pride, so it seems only fitting that Metro.co.uk goes above and beyond in our ongoing LGBTQ+ support, through a wealth of content that not only celebrates all things Pride, but also share stories, take time to reflect and raises awareness for the community this Pride Month.And we’ve got some great names on board to help us, too.

From a list of famous guest editors taking over the site for a week that includes Rob Rinder, Nicola Adams, Peter Tatchell, Kimberly Hart-Simpson, John Whaite, Anna Richardson and Dr Ranj, as well as the likes of Sir Ian McKellen and Drag Race stars The Vivienne, Lawrence Chaney and Tia Kofioffering their insights.

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