Turkey’s President Erdogan complained this week that he was uncomfortable with the use of what he described as "LGBT colors" at the United Nations, which is decorated this week with bright colors promoting the Sustainable Development Goals. Erdogan said he would have liked to discuss it with the U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Turkey’s government — led by Erdogan and his Islamist-rooted AK Party — has toughened its stance on LGBTQ+ freedoms. However, some U.N. diplomats suggested Erdogan might have confused the 17 different colors associated with the Sustainable Development Goals — and decorating parts of U.N. headquarters, including steps, for a summit that was held earlier this week — with the rainbow Pride colors associated with LGBTQ+ rights. While Guterres has been a vocal supporter of LGBTQ+ rights and spoken out about discrimination, there are no rainbow Pride colors at U.N. headquarters promoting LGBTQ+ rights. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals, adopted by world leaders in 2015 with a deadline of 2030, are a global “to do'' list that includes wiping out hunger, and extreme poverty, battling climate change and inequality, and promoting gender equality. Homosexuality is not a crime in Turkey, but hostility to it is widespread, and police crackdowns on Pride parades have become tougher over the years. #Queer Up The World View