Another Struggle: Sexual Identity Politics in Unsettled Turkey

By Kerem ?¢ktem
Source: Middle East Report

What happens when almost 3,000 men, women and transgender people march down the main street of a major Muslim metropolis, chanting against patriarchy, the military and restrictive public morals, waving the rainbow flag and hoisting banners decrying homophobia and demanding an end to discrimination? Or when a veiled transvestite carries a placard calling for freedom of education for women wearing the headscarf and, for transsexuals, the right to work ….

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I am the Editor of 'upstart' and have been involved in gay publications and politics since the early 1980s. I have also written and been published in various publications covering the charitable, commercial and military spheres.I enjoy the challenge of running my own business and supporting the GLBT community in whatever way I can