03/05/2008 | Writer: Nevin Öztop
Kaos Gay and Lesbian Cultural Research and Solidarity Association organize the Third International Anti-Homophobia Meeting during 12-19 May 2008 in Ankara.
We are Meeting against Homophobia!
Kaos Gay and Lesbian Cultural Research and Solidarity Association organize the Third International Anti-Homophobia Meeting during 12-19 May 2008 in Ankara.
Addressing the date on which the World Health Organization dropped homosexuality from its disease list, 17 May International Day Against Homophobia is the day for standing and acting against all physical, moral and symbolic types of violence targeting sexual identities and sexual orientations. This day aims to be in coordination with all initiatives struggling for the equality of humankind through inspiring and supporting them.
KAOS GL organizes social, cultural, and academic activities for the enhancement of human rights of LGBT individuals against discrimination for more than ten years. Now, it organizes The Third International Anti-homophobia Meeting with a theme of "human rights and discrimination" in 17 May 2008.
Discrimination, which is being faced through attitudes and behaviors against LGBT people in various social, political, cultural and academic arenas, will be discussed with participation of both national and international experts, writers, artists, academics, politicians, and journalists.
We know that LGBT people are facing with homophobic attitudes and behaviors in all spheres of life and subjected to discrimination based only because of their sexual orientation. We are aware of the fact that the problem of homophobia is not only an issue for homosexuals but also for heterosexual women and men.
The International Anti-Homophobia Meeting, we are calling for, will constitute an important step for the enhancement of the freedoms of association and expression for, and elimination of discrimination against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community in Turkey.
We would like to invite you to this Meeting, in which ideas on a world where LGBT people and heterosexuals are freed together will be shared and discussed.
III. International Anti-Homophobia Meeting
MAY 12-19, 2008, ANKARA TURKEY
Consultation Committee of the 3rd International Anti-homophobia Meeting
Aksu Bora - Feminist
Kürşad Kahramanoğlu - Journalist, Human Rights Defender
Melek Göregenli - Social psychologist
Murat Çelikkan - Journalist, Human Rights Defender
Nazik Işık - Founding member of Women’s Solidarity Foundation, Member of Kaos GL Association
Pınar İlkkaracan - Psychotherapist, Researcher and Human/Women’s Rights Defender
Şahika Yüksel - Psychiatrist
Tuğrul Eryılmaz - Journalist
Individuals Calling for the Meeting
Adem Arkadaş
Adnan Yıldız
Aija Salo
Akın Atauz
Aif Kurtuluş
Aksu Bora
Ali Erol
Ali Özbaş
Alper Akyüz
Anja Meulenbelt
Atıl Ulaş Cüce
Atilla Atçı
Atilla Demir
Ayçin Civan
Ayçin Şan
Aydan Akas
Aygen Tümer
Aykan Safoğlu
Aysun Sayın
Ayşe Düzkan
Ayşe Gül Altınay
Ayşe Karabat
Ayşegül Arıkan
Ayten Alkan
Barış Sulu
Baskın Oran
Bawer Çakır
Begüm Topbaşlı
Belgin Çelik
Bettina Frese
Buket Korkmaz
Burak Karacan
Burcu Ersoy
Buse Kılıçkaya
Bülent Atamer
Bülent Danışoğlu
Canan Dağ
Carina Martenson
Celal Deniz
Cem Altıparmak
Ceren İşat
Ceren Şahin
Cuma Özdemir
Dicle Çakmak
Diego Mellado
Duygu Poyraz
Ekmel Çizmecioğlu
Emel Ataktürk
Emine Bozkurt
Emine Özkaya
Emre İslamoğlu
Erdal Matur
Erdal Partog
Erden Kosova
Esra Koç
Esmeray
Esra Çınar
Fatih Özgüven
Fatma Hacıoğlu
Fatma Nevin Vargün
Feray Salman
F. Mutlu Binark
Gamze Göker
Gökdağ Göktepe
Gönül Arslan
Gülbanu Altunok
Gülhan Saraçaydın
Gülkan Ahıska
Gülsüm Depeli
Gün Zileli
Güner Kuban
Güzin Yamaner
Hakan Ataman
Hande Öğüt
Hande Şarman
Hatice Caner
Hrant Kasparyan
Hülya Başdoğan
Hülya Gülbahar
Hülya Uğur Tanrıöver
Işıl Özgentürk
İbrahim Bingöl
İlknur Üstün
İsmail Alacaoğlu
İsmail Kavcı
Jenny Sundén
Jeremy Pine
Juliano Cano Nieto
Kerem Altıparmak
Kutluğ Ataman
Kürşad Kızıltuğ
Kürşad Kahramanoğlu
Lale Mansur
L. Doğan Tılıç
Melek Özman
Mehmet Atak
Mehmet Bilal Dede
Mehveş Bingöllü
Melek Göregenli
Mete K. Kaynar
Michael Cashman
Mine Gencel Bek
Mithat Sancar
Muhtar Çokar
Murad Yüksel
Murat Çelikkan
Murat Çınar
Murat Özpamuk
Murathan Mungan
Mustafa Uluk
Müge İplikçi
Müzeyyen Nergiz
Naim Dilmener
Nadide Kurul
Nalan Özdemir
Nazik Işık
Neriman Polat
Nesrin Algan
Nesrin Yetkin
Nil Mutluer
Nil Perçinler
Nilgün Toker
Nilgün Yurdalan
Nurhayat Kemerli
Nüket Paksoy Erbaydar
Onur Kapıkıran
Oral Çalışlar
Osman Elbek
Oya Aydın
Ozan Fertelli
Ömer Sezer
Ören Altmışyedioğlu
Özlem Altıparmak
Özlem Atik
Özlem Çolak
Özlem Oruç
Pınar İlkkaracan
Pınar Selek
Ragıp Zık
Salih Canova
Seda Saluk
Selay Tunç
Selçuk Candansayar
Selen Doğan
Selen Şimşek
Selim Badur
Sema Kılıçer
Semih Varol
Senem Doğanoğlu
Serhat Ölçer
Serpil Sancar
Serra Ciliv
Sevgi Binbir
Sevil Yüksel
Simten Coşar
Sinan Sinem Göknur
Süreyyya Evren
Şahika Yüksel
Şanar Yurdatapan
Şehmus Ay
Şenol Cemal
Şevki Sözen
Tarık Kaynar
Tuba Çakır
Tuğçe Canbolat
Tuğrul Erbaydar
Tuğrul Eryılmaz
Turgut Tarhanlı
Tülay Aktemir
Uğur Yüksel
Umut Güner
Umut Karasu
Utku Kalı
Ülkü Songül
Yakın Ertürk
Yasemin Temizarabacı
Yasemin Öz
Yıldırım Türker
Yıldız Tokman
Yusuf Eradam
Zeynep Dinçer
Non-Govermental Organisations and Institutions Calling for the Meeting
AnkaraUniversity Faculty of Political SciencesHumanRightsCenter,
AnkaraUniversity Women’s Studies Center (KASAUM),
AnkaraUniversity Faculty of Political Sciences Human Rights Society (MİHT),
AnkaraUniversity Student Initiative against Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation (CAKOG),
Ankara University Anti-Capitalist Student Group,
EgeUniversity Psychological Consultation Society,
Hacettepe University Political Science and Public Administration Society,
Middle East TechnicalUniversity Book Society,
Middle East TechnicalUniversity Sociology Society,
Middle East TechnicalUniversity Gender and Women Studies Society,
Amargi Women Cooperative,
Ankara Feminists,
Association for Fight Against AIDS- HIV/AIDS NGO Platform,
A Youth Story Campaign,
Sexual Education Association (CETAD),
Association for Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (Women’s Door),
Filmmor Women’s Cooperative
Hangar Culture and Arts Association,
Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly,
Human Rights Association (İHD) Head Office,
The Human Resource Development Foundation,
Association for the Support and Education of Women Candidates (KA-DER) Head Office,
Association for the Support and Education of Women Candidates (KA-DER) Ankara Branch,
Women for Women’s Human Rights (WWHR) - New Ways,
Karahaber Video-Action Workshop,
Nor Zartonk Platform,
Positive Living Association,
Civil SocietyDevelopmentCenter (STGM),
Social Development and GenderEqualityPoliciesCenter (SOGEP)
Amnesty International Turkey
Flying Broom
Yuzlesme Dernegi
Antalya Rainbow LGBT Initiative,
Kaos GL Izmir,
Kaosist LGBT Civil Society Initiative,
Lambdaistanbul LGBTT Association,
MorEl Eskisehir LGBTT Initiative,
Pink Life LGBTT Association,
PiramidGL Diyarbakir Initiative,
Anti-Homophobia Initiative - Cyprus
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