14/11/2024 | Writer: Kaos GL
Head of Religious Affairs Ali Erbaş and Minister of Family Mahinur Göktaş targeted LGBTI+s at the 1st Coordination Board Meeting on the Protection and Strengthening of the Family.
The 1st Coordination Board Meeting on the Protection and Strengthening of the Family in Türkiye was held at the Presidential Complex Dining and Exhibition Hall. Minister of Justice Yılmaz Tunç, Minister of Interior Ali Yerlikaya, Minister of Health Kemal Memişoğlu also attended the meeting.
Speaking at the Coordination Board meeting, Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Göktaş and Head of Religious Affairs Ali Erbaş targeted LGBTI+ persons.
Minister of Family Göktaş used the expressions “desexualization” and “global harmful trend”. Claiming that many countries are “struggling against harmful trends against the family”, Göktaş said:
“Tackling global risks that threaten the institution of the family, such as desexualization, digitalization, addiction and individualization, is a greater responsibility than ever before. This is because we are witnessing more and more global efforts that harm the institution of marriage and family, violate the age- and sex-specific rights of women and children, and have a negative impact on the social fabric.”
Erbaş, the President of Religious Affairs, used the terms “deviant mentality” and “ideology” and claimed that “the family is under a global siege”. Erbaş said:
“The increase in divorces and single-parent families all over the world, as well as efforts to legitimize unmarried unions and same-sex marriages, are tragic reflections of this siege. Therefore, compared to the past, today there is a need for greater sensitivity and effort to protect the family and the nature. In such an environment, it is a vital responsibility imposed on us by our faith and deep-rooted values to take a firm stance against all kinds of thoughts, movements and practices that threaten the family, to develop a social sensitivity and to take comprehensive and strong measures on the issue.”
Tags: human rights, women, family
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