The aftermath of 2021 İstanbul Pride Parade: Police attack was not enough either, 6 files were suited separately!

Six files were suited against 39 people, including two children.

No unjust provocation reduction to the attacker Emre Bozkurt!

Unjust provocation reduction decision given about Emre Bozkurt, who attacked to Asya, refugee trans woman from Syria, was reversed by the high court. Emre Bozkurt will be in prison for 12 years and 36 months.

“Trans murders are political and can be prevented”

Young LGBTI+ Association, fighting for LGBTI+ rights in İzmir, distributed Turkish donuts for charity at the death anniversary of Hande Buse Şeker and the 40th Day of Berrak Yılmaz.

Hande Buse Şeker case was postponed to April 4

The court rejected the claim of the killer police Hicret, blaming Hande Buse Şeker and demanding to be investigated. The case was postponed to April 4, the pri-trial of the suspect will go on.

“Our political party will nominate an open homosexual as a candidate for MP”

Erkan Baş, the chairperson of Workers’ Party of Turkey said: “Our political party will nominate an open homosexual as a candidate for MP. LGBTI+ organizations and platforms will determine this candidate.”

Lawyer Öykü Didem Aydın is presumptive nominee for Constitutional Court membership

Lawyer Öykü Didem Aydın, one of the founders of Ankara Bar Association Center for LGBTIQ+ Rights, became a presumptive nominee for Constitutional Court membership.

The extra of price hikes and economic crisis for LGBTI+s: Discrimination and extreme poverty

We have talked to experts about how the economic crisis affected LGBTI+s. Economic crisis make the vulnerable groups more defenseless. Time of crisis creates more times of crisis for LGBTI+s.

Minister of Internal Affairs once again targeted LGBTI+s

Minister of Internal Affairs Süleyman Soylu, continues spreading hatred and enmity against LGBTI+s.

Reaction to Soylu from family organizations: LGBTI+s exist and we are standing by our children!

“LGBTI+s are our children, siblings, nevews, they are our sons and daughters. We never exclude our children because of their existence, rather we embrace them.”

Young LGBTI+ celebrated its fifth anniversary

Young LGBTI celebrated its fifth anniversary with an event reminding its five-year story. Seyyar Tanel and Gizem took the stage at the night.

Attack to the billboards of Queer Cyprus: We all have the right to live freely!

A discriminative group attacked to the awareness billboards of Queer Cyprus. Association told: “We are in every aspect of daily life. We all have the right to live freely.” The billboards had also been attacked in 2016 and the streets of Cyprus had been decorated with LGBTI+ billboards once again in 2017.

“Memory of Labor and Determination” award to GALADER

Pusula Sahaf (Bibliopole) gave the “Memory of Labor and Determination” award to Ankara Rainbow Families Association which was established in order to act shoulder to shoulder with LGBTI+ families and relatives.

Call for applications: Ankara Queer Art Program - Artist Residency 2022

Kaos GL announces the open call of Ankara Queer Art Program - Artist Residency’s 2022 edition to host visual artists whose practice explore intersecting particularities of artistic expression and queer politics.

Queer AYBÜ, put a different complexion on Yıldırım Beyazıt University

We talked to Yasin from Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University LGBTİQA+ Community Queer AYBU: ’We are coming with many events including 1001 Queer(ed) Tales in which we are going to tell queer tales in company with mulled wine and the rest in the new year.”

“Different or same-sex partners” of the Pfizer Turkey employees will be covered by the insurance policy

Pfizer Turkey announced that “different or same-sex partners” were also added to the insurance policy which includes spouses and children of the married employees. On the other side, Pfizer had donated almost 1 million dollars to the 52 homophobic politicians in 2017 – 2018.