
Life does not stop, nor do we: queer and feminist movements in Turkey resisting ongoing oppression
Words by Jilet Sebahat
Translations by Erkan Affan
This article is part of the “Ya Leil Ya Eyein” issue
NOTE: This article was written in Turkish and translated into English by Erkan Affan.
There are two movements in Turkey that cannot be contained. One of them is the women’s movement, and the other is the LGBTI+ movement. Despite the oppression, tyranny, and attempts at erasure they have endured, these movements have never once lost their determination to persist and resist.
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