15/09/2008 | Writer: KAOS GL
Turkish Daily News
September 11, 2008
Police are putting increasing pressure on transsexuals and transvestites, a prominent human rights organization complained at a recent press meeting, daily Taraf reported yesterday.
The meeting also included the Lambda Istanbul Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Transsexual, or LGBTT, Solidarity Association, which has been threatened with closure by the courts in recent months.
Speakers at the meeting said the police were charging transvestites and transsexuals fines based on a law called the
Tags: human rights