Turkey warns that rainbows are dangerous to kids

A Turkish anti-riot police officer steps on a rainbow flag during a rally staged by the LGBT community on Istiklal avenue in Istanbul on June 19, 2016. (Photo: OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images)

n Turkey, government advertising regulators have announced that LGBT+ and rainbow-themed products sold online must be advertised as being for ages 18 and over to “protect children”.

Board members of the Reklam Özdenetim Kurulu, which operates within the Ministry of Industry and…