Turkey restricts the sale of rainbow and LGBTI products to minors

Turkey restricts the sale of rainbow and LGBTI products to minors Turkey's Trade Ministry has announced that LGBTI+, pride and rainbow themed merchandise sold online must be advertised as adult only products due to claims that it would negatively impact children’s development. Turkey's Board of Advertisement declared on Wednesday, December 9th that an 18+ -adult only- logo was mandatory for the sale of products containing LGBTI+ symbols after board members of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce agreed that if they didn't take these measures, children's "mental, psychological and social development" could be affected. Several LGBTI+ members and allies have protested this move: "There is no single decision by medical authorities that LGBTI+ and rainbow themes negatively affect children's development" They noted that companies that do not rate rainbow goods as 18+ will see advertisements suspended. Four suppliers have already received fines for selling merchandise containing rainbows or LGBTI+ symbols without an adult only warning It is not the first time that Turkey's leaders have displayed homophobic behavior. The country’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, as well as lawmakers, religious leaders, heads of major humanitarian agencies and even clothing retailers have attacked the country’s LGBTI+ community in the past. La vente de produits arc-en-ciel et LGBTI restreinte pour les mineurs Le Ministère du Commerce a annoncé que les marchandises à thème LGBTI +, de la Pride et des arc-en-ciel vendues en ligne doivent être présentées comme des produits "réservés aux adultes" car elles auraient un impact négatif sur le développement des enfants. Le logo "réservé aux adultes" est devenu obligatoire pour la vente de produits contenant des symboles LGBTI + après que les membres du conseil d'administration du ministère de l'Industrie et du Commerce aient convenu que si ces mesures n'étaient pas prises, le «développement mental, psychologique et social» des enfants pourrait être affecté. Plusieurs membres et alliés LGBTI + ont protesté contre cette nouvelle règlementation : "Il n'existe pas une seule étude médicale qui indiquerait que les thèmes LGBTI + et arc-en-ciel affectent négativement le développement des enfants". Le gouvernement a indiqué que les entreprises qui ne labelliseraient pas les produits arc-en-ciel comme étant interdit à la vente aux mineurs verraient leurs publicités suspendues. Quatre fournisseurs ont déjà reçu des amendes pour la vente de marchandises avec des arcs-en-ciel ou des symboles LGBTI+ sans avertissement "réservé aux adultes". Ce n’est pas la première fois que les dirigeants turcs ont un comportement homophobe. Le président du pays, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, ainsi que des législateurs, des chefs religieux, des chefs de grandes agences humanitaires et même des producteurs de vêtements ont attaqué la communauté LGBTI + du pays dans le passé. Céleste Liens : https://bianet.org/english/lgbti/235830-lgbti-family-groups-denounce-age-restriction-on-rainbow-themed-products https://www.duvarenglish.com/turkey-puts-18-age-restriction-on-lgbt-pride-rainbow-themed-merchandise-news-55401 https://dokuz8haber.net/english/gender/age-restriction-for-selling-products-containing-rainbow-or-lgbti-symbols/

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