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Title: Turkish Transsexuals Take To The Stage To Defend Their Rights
Post by: Natasha on February 05, 2009, 10:31:35 AM
Post by: Natasha on February 05, 2009, 10:31:35 AM
Turkish Transsexuals Take To The Stage To Defend Their Rights
http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2009/02/turkish-transsexuals-take-to-stage-to.html (http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2009/02/turkish-transsexuals-take-to-stage-to.html)
Monica Roberts
2/5/09
TransGriot Note: I'll say it again, transgender peeps fighting for their rights, dignity and respect is a worldwide struggle.
Turkey: transsexuals take to the stage to defend their rights.
ANKARA (AFP) — A unique play in an Ankara theatre ended with a standing ovation this week as the little-known actors -- transsexuals and gays raising their voice against discrimination -- fought back their tears on stage.
Their 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.
Beaming with pride and excitement, the amateur stars, male-to-female transsexuals Derya Tunc and Sera Can, received congratulations in the boisterous backstage, taking a welcome respite from their actual jobs as sex workers.
"Despite all the discrimination we face, I have no regrets for what I am," Can cheerfully told AFP. "My only regret is having ended up in the prostitution sector."
http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2009/02/turkish-transsexuals-take-to-stage-to.html (http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2009/02/turkish-transsexuals-take-to-stage-to.html)
Monica Roberts
2/5/09
TransGriot Note: I'll say it again, transgender peeps fighting for their rights, dignity and respect is a worldwide struggle.
Turkey: transsexuals take to the stage to defend their rights.
ANKARA (AFP) — A unique play in an Ankara theatre ended with a standing ovation this week as the little-known actors -- transsexuals and gays raising their voice against discrimination -- fought back their tears on stage.
Their 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.
Beaming with pride and excitement, the amateur stars, male-to-female transsexuals Derya Tunc and Sera Can, received congratulations in the boisterous backstage, taking a welcome respite from their actual jobs as sex workers.
"Despite all the discrimination we face, I have no regrets for what I am," Can cheerfully told AFP. "My only regret is having ended up in the prostitution sector."