In the army

I'm in a super-hot Ankara! It is more than thirty degrees here, many people are complaining, but I love it! Even though my mind works a bit slower then usual...

What really stucks me here are the stories about the Turkish army. Due to the army being very patriarchal and heterosexual-oriented most gay guys don't feel anything for spending 8 - 18 months in the army. The only way to escape from your army-duty is to get a psychological report saying that due to your sexual orientation you disqualify for the army. (Consciousness objection is punishable with long-term imprisonment...)

Most psychologists require for this testimony pictures proving your sexual orientation. Qualifying photo's have to demonstrate that the concerning boy is anally penetrated by another man. If you are penetrating then you're not gay. Even single guys have to come-up with such pictures. Once you have your disqualification papers for the army this also means that you are disqualified to work for other state institutions. The latter is an interesting case for the European Court of Human Rights, I think.

Oh and don't think that you can keep the pictures afterwards: they are going to be archived! Thus I was informed that the Turkish army actually has the biggest archive of gay porn in the world!