The news we shared below was prepared for OutSports by Daniel Villarreal on August 27, 2019: “Turkish authorities reportedly banned the weekend-long “Queer Olympix” LGBTQ sports festival in Istanbul moments before it was set to begin. Police claimed the event planned for…
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