13 October 2023 - The Transgender Experience in Türkiye
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Show Notes
Today I am honored to share this interview with my inspiring Sister Döro. She speaks under cover of anonymity about being transgender in Türkiye. The stories she tells are harrowing, and I ask each of you listening please to share this with as many people as you can. Improving conditions for transgender people everywhere must be a global concern.
REFERENCES:
Döro on Medium: https://medium.com/@DoroVolkova
Gülya on Medium: https://medium.com/@GulyaKerimoglu
Transgender Mental Health: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/transgender-mental-health
US Transgender Employment: https://transequality.org/issues/employment
Transgender People in Sex Work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender_sex_workers
Gender Identity Today: https://genderidentitytoday.com/
- (00:00) - Show opening
- (00:37) - Introducing Döro
- (03:03) - Growing up transgender, not human
- (07:38) - No access to health care
- (09:56) - Changing name and gender marker
- (13:41) - Employment as a transgender person
- (18:50) - The option is sex work
- (22:21) - Worker organization is not for transgender people
- (26:59) - No protection from police
- (30:03) - So why not just move away?
- (33:47) - Solidarity of the community
- (35:53) - Fighting back
- (39:18) - What can we do?
- (42:52) - Transgender people aren't going away
- (44:51) - We must all stand together
- (47:15) - If you can't be yourself, there's no point
- (50:07) - Better to be happy and in danger...
- (51:32) - Giving love to those who hate us
- (53:46) - Remembering our community
- (57:20) - Off to bed!