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Turkish Transsexuals facediscrimination

Started by Buffy, October 16, 2006, 01:14:21 AM

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Buffy

October 16, 2006, 01:14:21 AM
Violence Increases for Turkish Transsexuals

Gender-reassignment surgery is legal in Turkey, but there are no laws to protect transgender people from discrimination as there are in some Western countries. A tradition of tolerance for cross-dressing and same-sex liaisons that existed in the old Ottoman Empire has long faded.

Rights groups say transsexuals face increasing violence, and this reflects a wider trend in Turkish society—the growing influence of Islam in daily life since the center-right AK Party, which has Islamist roots, came to power in 2002.

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Melissa

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October 16, 2006, 04:03:38 PM
I have a post-op friend whose ethnic background is Turkish.  That really is too bad.

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