Florence, a drag queen and DJ, has a warning before taking to the stage in an Istanbul nightclub: if Turkey passes a new law policing biological sex and morality, it will "threaten our very existence".

Discussing the proposed new legislation with AFP while making last-minute adjustments to hair and make-up, the artist known as Florence Konstantina Delight -- who identifies as non-binary -- did not mince their words.

Turkey's conservative government is proposing changes to its penal code that would criminalise any behaviour deemed "contrary to biological sex and general morality".

That, right groups say, would allow for the prosecution of anyone who identifies as gay, bisexual or transgender.

The changes would also criminalise any activities "promoting" such behaviour.

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