Some U.N. diplomats suggested Erdogan might have confused the 17 colors associated with the Sustainable Development Goals with the rainbow Pride colors.
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan complained this week that he was uncomfortable with the use of what he described as “LGBT colors” at the United Nations, which is decorated this week with bright colors promoting theErdogan said he would have liked to discuss it with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Turkish media reported on Thursday. Turkey’s government — led by Erdogan and his Islamist-rooted AK Party — has toughened its stance on LGBTQ freedoms.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks at the opening session of the second Sustainable Development Goals Summit ahead of the 78th UN General Assembly, in New York City, on Monday.“How many LGBT are there in the world right now? However much right they have on these steps, those against LGBT have as much right as well,” said Erdogan, who has frequently labeled members of the LGBTQ community as “deviants” and particularlyHowever, some U.N.
A spokesperson for Guterres did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Erdogan’s remarks.
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