Kaos GL [News]

February 26, 2010
Hurriyet Daily News, Kristen Stevens

To suit the Turkish government's intolerance for gay people, the Council of Europe has changed its declaration of children's rights to allow state discrimination that puts lives at risk. The threats the council was trying to eliminate just grew bigger.
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February 23, 2010
Hurriyet Daily News

The Council of Europe has amended an article of its declaration on children's rights after Turkey objected to a specific article alluding to gay marriage.
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February 22, 2010
The Vancouver Sun

Rights groups concerned over the recent deaths of a number of transsexuals in Turkey expressed their worries in a letter to the Turkish government Monday
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February 22, 2010
UPI.com

Human rights advocates say recent violent deaths of two transgender Turkish women show a pattern of brutality and are calling for stronger protection measures.
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February 22, 2010
For Immediate Release, Ankara, Turkey

The recent murders of two transgender women in Turkey highlight an ongoing pattern of violence and the urgent need for stronger protection measures by the government, four Turkish and international human rights organizations said today in a letter to Turkish authorities.
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Hurriyet Daily News
February 12, 2010

This year's !f Independent Film Festival has an entire section devoted to the male sex. Through films in the 'Making Men' category and many others, the festival offers real gems on men, masculinity, what makes a man and when he falls short
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Hurriyet Daily News
February 11, 2010

Black Pink Triangle, LGBT organization from Izmir, is facing closure case on the grounds that it threatens "Turkish moral values and family structure." Following the complain by Izmir Governor's Office first hearing took place on February 6. It is yet another LGBT organization in the last years exposed to judicial harassment from state's authorities.
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Bia News Center
February 10, 2010

35-year-old transsexual women Derya T. was stabbed to death at her home in Antalya on 8 February. The police are investigating the matter. Another transsexual women was injured with a knife two days earlier in Ankara.
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Council of Europe
February 10, 2010

Below is a speech made by Ms. Nursuna Memecan a Turkish member of parliament in the January session of the Parliamentary assembly at Council of Europe, when they were debating the Gross Report on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity discrimination.
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Amnesty International, Press Release
February 10, 2010

Amnesty International called on the Turkish authorities to end its harassment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) organizations after a new attempt to close down an LGBT group through the courts began on Tuesday.
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UK Gay News
February 10, 2010

The European Parliament today confirmed that candidate countries wishing to join the European Union have to provide genuine protection to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender minorities.
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Press release from the European Parliament's Intergroup on LGBT rights
February 10, 2010

Today the plenary session of the European Parliament adopted reports on the accession to the European Union for Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey. All three reports call on candidate countries to provide genuine protection to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender minorities, and remind candidate countries that the protection of all minorities is a non-negotiable condition to access the European Union.
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Anadolu Ajansi
February 4, 2010

Halil Ibrahim Dincdag, who was forced to quit his job as a referee due to his sexual orientation, criticized those who said that he was not promoted due to his incompetency as a soccer referee.

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Bianet News
February 8, 2010

Lawyer Doganoglu and bianet journalist Cakir received the "Award for Struggle against Hate Crimes" awarded by the Black Pink Triangle LGBTT organization in Izmir on behalf of murdered journalist Baki Kosar.
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Sabah Newspaper
January 26, 2010

A Turkish woman, alleging that her husband is gay, applied to the court for a divorce and received reparations, daily Sabah reported Monday.

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