Kaos GL [News]

May 30, 2009

In its annual report, Amnesty International cites in Turkey discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity persisted, as did allegations of violence by law enforcement officials against transgender people.




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May 29, 2009
Bianet News

Transgender Esmeray has taken two police officers to court for beating her.
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May 26, 2009

Below is the Press Statement by LGBTT Rights Platform of Turkey regarding a Transgender Murder in Ankara on May 22, 2009.
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May 19. 2009
Hurriyet Daily News

After days of debate on his future career in football, the referee who had to quit his job due to his sexual orientation appeared on television Saturday and revealed his name for the first time.
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May 18, 2009
Outsports.com

A Turkish soccer referee forced from his job for being gay revealed his identity on national television Saturday in a plea for tolerance.
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May 18, 2009
Bianet News

Around 300 people in Ankara protested against homophobia and transphobia on Sunday.
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May 15, 2009
Hurriyet Daily News

A recent trend of breaking taboos in Turkey, including a top government official
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May 12, 2009
Hurriyet Daily News

A Democratic Society Party, or DTP, Diyarbakir deputy, Akin Birdal, has sent a series of question proposals to Parliament, asking the prime minister about details of legal procedures regarding transgender murders in Turkey.
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May 7, 2009
BIA News Center

DTP MP Akin Birdal files a query for PM Erdogan. He asks if the government plans to amend the constitution to include a clause for equality for LGBT individuals.
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May 7, 2009
birdofparadox.wordpress.com

In January, I wrote about the rejection by the Supreme Court of Appeals of a local court
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May 7, 2009
pridesource.com

The legal case against the Turkish GLBT group Lambda Istanbul returned to local court April 30 and the organization was granted permission to continue operating.

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