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Turkey: A look inside Istanbul's transsexual brothels

Started by Shana A, August 30, 2010, 08:25:23 AM

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August 30, 2010, 08:25:23 AM
Turkey: A look inside Istanbul's transsexual brothels
Nicholas Dynan / August 29th, 2010

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/turkey/100829/istanbul-transgender-rights-brothels

ISTANBUL, Turkey — Near one of the busiest streets in Istanbul, a row of nondescript houses holds a secret unknown to most foreigners here. The houses are the work place of some of Istanbul's transgender and transsexual sex workers.

Many of these prostitutes have been forced into the trade by lack of employment opportunities. In Turkey, transgender and transsexuals are often discriminated against, and for them, stable work is hard to find.
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