Turkey puts 11 on trial for LGBT 'obscenity'

Eleven leaders of a Turkish LGBT rights group went on trial Wednesday on charges of obscenity and violating the protection of the family, their lawyer told AFP.The defendants, leaders of the Genc LGBTI+ association (Young LGBTI+ in Turkish), stand accused of breaching an article of the Turkish constitution on protecting family values, as well as publishing images on social media showing same-sex couples kissing -- deemed obscene by the authorities.