13 October 2023 - The Transgender Experience In Türkiye Gender Identity Weekly podcast

13 October 2023 - The Transgender Experience in Türkiye

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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!