Turkish transsexuals take to the stage to demand rights

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Turkish transsexuals take to the stage to demand rights

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=4&article_id=88230

By Agence France Presse (AFP)

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Sibel Utku Bila

Agence France Presse

ANKARA: A unique play in an Ankara theater ended with a standing ovation last week 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 for rights by a community long ostracized and often harassed.

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