Was a Bulgarian pop star cancelled for being gay?

The Bulgarian pop singer Vasil Troyanoy, better known by the name Azis,…

Sex workers in Turkey stand up for their rights

Melike Arzu Şakiroğlu wanted job security. Like other sex workers in Istanbul,…

LGBTI fans of Turkey’s conservative government

MM, a gay man from Turkey, describes himself as “not a good…

Speaking out for the LGBTI community

As the rights of LGBTI people in Turkey continue to decline under…

Fighting for trans rights at university

When Şafak Koç, a 21-year-old trans man, was thrown out of his…

LGBT Muslims struggle to find their place in Turkey

Deniz, a 20-year-old observant Muslim who lives in Istanbul, works as a…

Syrian LGBTI refugees struggle in Turkey

Turkish journalist and documentary film maker Ayşe Toprak who made a feature-length…

LGBTI community determined to protect their rights after Ankara’s ban

Gözde Demirbilek, 22, was stunned when she first heard about the decision…