CHP Leader’s reply to the “Does LGBTI corrupts family structure?”: Not related, why would it corrupt the family structure?

CHP Leader Kılıçdaroğlu replied the question "Does the LGBTI corrupt the family structure? There are those who see it as immorality, perversion": Why would it corrupt the family structure? We have to respect everyone's faith and identity.

Queering the space with the artist Alex Turgeon

When I say “decay is queer” I think of upkeep, the maintenance of a particular aesthic, social position or class as a maintenance of normativity, which I would argue is in line with gentrification tactics—a process of forming complexity into simplicity.

Call for Papers: Queer Feminist Perspectives On Political Homophobia And Anti-Feminism In The Middle East And Europe

The Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Humboldt University of Berlin’s Department of Diversity and Social Conflict in cooperation with Brown University announce a Call for Papers and invite to hand in to submit abstracts until 25 April 2021.

After shutting down the BÜLGBTİ+, Melih Bulu ceased the functionality of the anti-sexual harassment commission

"Melih Bulu, who officially closed the Boğaziçi University LGBTI+ Studies Club with various excuses and false allegations, used the same methods to cease the funcionality of the Boğaziçi University Commission to Prevent Sexual Harassment (CİTÖK)."

Chief Civil Inspector asks the City Councils, “Do you have an LGBTI+ assembly?”

The Civil Inspection Board asked if the city councils had LGBTI+ assemblies during its investigation on city councils, whose duties include improving participation and democracy.

“Deportation decision of Iranian refugees is clearly against the law”

HDP İstanbul MP Züleyha Gülüm asked the Vice President about the deportation decision of four Iranian refugees.

Turkey wants to deport Iranian refugees for attending Istanbul Convention protests

Refugees who have been sentenced to deportation for participating in the İstanbul Convention protest are still being held at the removal center. The lawyers objected the deportation order: They must be released as soon as possible!

Kaos GL shared 3168 magazines and books with 300 academicians

Kaos GL Magazine released a selection of its archive for the last three years to academicians and sent 3168 magazines and books to 300 academicians and students.

What did KaosGL.org do in March 2021?

We published 313 contents in March 2021, including 288 news articles, 12 columns, and 13 visual works.

LGBTI+ agenda of Turkey: March 2021

Kaos GL’s March 2021 Newsletter: Istanbul Convention and protests

The HMB Live event: Defying Hate with Pride

The HMB Live event “Defying Hate with Pride” will be held online on Tuesday 13th April at 14.00 (Berlin) / 15.00 (Istanbul).

"The crime is not the rainbow flag, it's the police blocking the flags"

We have talked with activists about the police attacks against rainbow and trans flags in Adana, Ankara, Antalya, Diyarbakir, Istanbul: They are playing snatch the flag!

“LGBT” becomes a swearword in the mouths of Anatolian Lions

"LGBT", not mentioned by TUSIAD (Turkish Industry and Business Association) during their statement against the withdrawal from the İstanbul Convention, turns into hate speech in the mouths of Anatolian Lions Businesspeople.

"We will produce feminist politics again, we will find each other with gullüms*"

The Feminist Forum, organized by the Kaos GL Association for the 9th time this year, started with the opening speech of Aylime Aslı Demir.

“I am trans and not a fear of anyone; together we can re-knit the gender struggle”

In the first session of the 9th Feminist Forum, where Evren Savcı was moderated, Prof. Dr. Susan Stryker spoke on the ideology of the trans-exclusionary feminist movement.