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Vatan Party Chairman Doğu Perinçek announced a legislative proposal to impose penal sanctions on LGBT propaganda and organization at a press conference held on October 4, 2023, in Ankara. Perinçek was accompanied by Meltem Ayvalı, Chairman of the Leading Women and Member of the Presidential Board, Erdem Cömert, Member of the Central Decision Board, and Şule Uncu, Member of the Leading Women Central Executive Board. It was stated that the proposal would be submitted to the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Numan Kurtulmuş.Rationale Behind the Legislative Proposal
Perinçek emphasized that the LGBT movement poses a serious threat to the national state and society. He noted that LGBT propaganda targets individuals, especially children, preventing them from being at peace with their gender identities and causing social unrest. He also stated that the LGBT movement is supported by imperialist centers and harms national culture and morality.Content of the Legislative Proposal
The legislative proposal aims to ban the propaganda and organization of unnatural sexual identities. This includes penalizing LGBT propaganda, prohibiting meetings and demonstrations for this purpose, preventing organization, and punishing those who receive financial support from foreign states. The law targets public propaganda only, not individuals' private lives.State Responsibility
Perinçek stated that the constitutional duty of the state is to protect individuals, society, health, public morals, and public safety. Accordingly, he stressed the necessity of legal regulations against LGBT propaganda and organization.Istanbul Convention and Gender Concept
Perinçek noted that despite the termination of the Istanbul Convention, concepts such as gender and social gender are still present in legal regulations and argued that these terms should be removed from legal texts.Conclusion
Vatan Party will submit the legislative proposal for penal sanctions against LGBT propaganda and organization to the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey and the parliamentary group chairs of political parties. The proposal aims to protect societal values and defend national culture.
Perinçek emphasized that the LGBT movement poses a serious threat to the national state and society. He noted that LGBT propaganda targets individuals, especially children, preventing them from being at peace with their gender identities and causing social unrest. He also stated that the LGBT movement is supported by imperialist centers and harms national culture and morality.Content of the Legislative Proposal
The legislative proposal aims to ban the propaganda and organization of unnatural sexual identities. This includes penalizing LGBT propaganda, prohibiting meetings and demonstrations for this purpose, preventing organization, and punishing those who receive financial support from foreign states. The law targets public propaganda only, not individuals' private lives.State Responsibility
Perinçek stated that the constitutional duty of the state is to protect individuals, society, health, public morals, and public safety. Accordingly, he stressed the necessity of legal regulations against LGBT propaganda and organization.Istanbul Convention and Gender Concept
Perinçek noted that despite the termination of the Istanbul Convention, concepts such as gender and social gender are still present in legal regulations and argued that these terms should be removed from legal texts.Conclusion
Vatan Party will submit the legislative proposal for penal sanctions against LGBT propaganda and organization to the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey and the parliamentary group chairs of political parties. The proposal aims to protect societal values and defend national culture.
