01/06/2008 | Writer: KAOS GL
January 2008. Turkish transsexuals take to the stage to demand rights
A unique play in an Ankara theater ended with a standing ovation in the first week of January as the little-known actors - transsexuals and gays raising their voice against discrimination - fought back their tears on stage. The play, "Pink and Grey," put the spotlight on the plight of transsexuals in mainly Muslim Turkey, in the latest initiative of a fledgling but increasingly vocal movement.
April 2008. Polis raid on Lambda Istanbul Organization
On April 7, 2008, approximately 12 police in plain clothes entered the headquarters of the Lambda Istanbul Cultural Center, which defends the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. Their warrant cited suspicion that Lambda
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