It will be the second year running that Istanbul's LGBT march, described in the past as the biggest in the Muslim world, has been blocked by city authorities.
Riot police, with rainbow flags in the background, stands guard at the entrance of a street as LGBT rights activists try to gather for a pride parade, which was banned by the governorship, in Istanbul, Turkey, June 26, 2016(photo credit: REUTERS/MURAD SEZER/FILE PHOTO)ByREUTERSUpdated: