• kboos1@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    I don’t know for sure but “send gay nudes or get drafted” sounds a little gay.

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    5 months ago

    My Turkish friend says there’s a running joke of “The Turkish military has the largest gay porn collection in the world”

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    5 months ago

    And the photos must show you as the passive partner

    So I guess you and your partner have to switch positions and each have a photo to get out of it. No two for one!

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        5 months ago

        Alternative explanation - the Turkish army is okay with gays as long as they are dominant.

        Which… strangely makes sense.

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          5 months ago

          I mean we’re not going to explain bottom shaming to the Turkish military but the bottom does not have to be sub. Dom bottom is absolutely a thing.

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        5 months ago

        Historically speaking, this isnt wrong… Im not a historian, but I think its recorded that alexander the great and Julius Ceasar were known to bang dudes, but it wasnt considered gay back then because giving dick wasnt gay, only receiving was…

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          4 months ago

          There is something about Caesar being mocked for being on the receiving end when he went to Asia Minor early in his career. Although that was probably slander, it shows this was viewed as a negative.

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    4 months ago

    I am a bisexual guy from Turkey, this is old news.

    From what I heard these days you just go to a psychiatrist and act a bit gay. Then if the psych is not an asshole they give you something called “pink certificate” which makes you exempt from military service.

    But like, I would give my nudes to the government if it means not doing military service. Nobody can make me serve for this (or any) country

    My compulsory service is currently on hold because I am studying in university. Me and my boyfriend are planning to go the the military psychiatrist together to get pink certificates for both of us. Once we finish uni and gtfo of family home ofc

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      4 months ago

      Based (of you).

      Does Turkey not allow for conscientious objection? Or is it just far too difficult to meet their standards?

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        4 months ago

        conscientious objection

        In a country where saying anything bad to the flag is a crime, that is literal treason. You’ll probably get your citizenship revoked just for asking

        glory to the Turkish master race

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    I’m not gay, but if taking a few pictures could spare me going to this madness that is military, i’m in!

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      4 months ago

      I think there was an Iranian official working in their censorship board, who sent explicit messages to a young Iranian man telling him he wants to fuck him so hard.

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        4 months ago

        I’m not gay but I think if I saw so much gay porn daily I’d become at least a little gay.