Spaces for Silence by Alen Macweeney

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Spaces for Silence by Alen Macweeney

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Spaces for Silence by Alen Macweeney

The LGBTI community in Turkey face real dangers. In 2015, the Turkish police interrupted the LGBTI pride march in Istanbul, using tear gas and rubber bullets against the marchers. This marked the first attempt by the authorities to stop the parade by force, and similar actions occurred the following year. Here, Fait Muedini examines these levels of discrimination in Turkey, as well as exploring how activists are working to improve human rights for LGBTI individuals living in this hostile environment. Muedini bases his analysis on interviews taken with a number of NGO leaders and activists of leading LGBTI organisations in the region, including Lambda Istanbul, Kaos GL, Pembe Hayat, Social Policies, Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Studies Association (SPoD), and Families of LGBT's in Istanbul (LİSTAG). The original information provided by these interviews illuminate the challenges facing the LGBTI community and the brave actions taken by activists in their attempts to challenge the state and secure sexual equality.

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ISBN 13 9780804834629
ISBN 10 0804834628
Title Spaces for Silence
Author Alen Macweeney
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Tuttle Publishing
Year published 2002-12-31
Number of pages 141
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.