1. On May 1, LGBT Individuals Were on The Streets in Seven Cities

    Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans individuals (LGBT) who participated in May 1 together with their rainbow flags were on the streets in Ankara, İstanbul, İzmir, Eskişehir, Diyarbakır, Kayseri and Balıkesir.

  2. First Gay Ride in Albania

    LGBT activists in Albania pedaled today with bicycles through the main boulevard “Dëshmorët e Kombit” in Tirana.

  3. “For the respect of sexual diversity in Chile and Cuba”

    Under the framework of the activities being held this month for the International Day against Homophobia, LGBT groups in the capital cities of Chile and Cuba organized this weekend demonstrations to demand respect to sexual diversity and to protest against homophobia and transphobia in their respective countries.

  1. UNECSO is the host of May 17 IDAHO events in Paris

    UNESCO has initiated a program on homophobic and transphobic school bullying at schools last December in Brazil in cooperation of LGBT organizations working in the field of education.

  2. We Are Marching against Homophobia and Transphobia!

    At the end of International Meeting against Homophobia, on May 20th, Sunday, LGBT people will be marching on Ankara streets.

  3. May 17 Events in Sarajevo

    Sarajevo Open Center is the host of a chain of events in dedication to May 17, International Day Against Homophobia.

MULTIMEDIA

LGBT

It’s May 17th! International Day Against Homophobia!

Kaos GL, advocating for the rights of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and trans individuals, salutes May 17, the Day Against Homophobia!

Human Rights

LGBT Refugees Came Together in Four Different Cities

Within the context of the 7th International meeting against Homophobia, LGBT refugees and asylum seekers held meetings in the satellite cities of Eskişehir, Isparta, Kayseri, and Nevşehir in the months of April and May.

Education

Social Workers Met

Within the scope of the human rights training organized by Kaos GL Association together with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Social Workers talked about homophobia, transphobia and sexism.

Labour

On May 1, LGBT Individuals Were on The Streets in Seven Cities

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans individuals (LGBT) who participated in May 1 together with their rainbow flags were on the streets in Ankara, İstanbul, İzmir, Eskişehir, Diyarbakır, Kayseri and Balıkesir.

Family

Psychiatrist Dr. Koray Başar: Families should support each other for their LGBT children!

For the Wednesday Seminar organized by Kaos GL, psychiatrist Koray Başar made a presentation titled as ’’Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation during the Development Process and Communication with Families’’

Military

Letter from Council of Europe: Stop the degrading treatment to gays by Turkish Army

On April 26, 22 Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe have expressed concern about the degrading treatment applied to gays and trans women by excluding them from service in the Turkish Armed Forces.

Women

Lesbian and Bisexual Women Come Together

The publicity meeting of ’’Lesbian and Bisexual Women Working Group’’ was held on April 28, in Ankara with the participation of 18 women.

Health

Kaos GL Launches Free Consultancy Services

Kaos GL Association will provide consultancy services every Wednesday between 10.00-14.00 with psychologist Sedat Yağcıoğlu.

Arts and Culture

The Neoliberal Violence

Silent Violence: Neoliberalism, Islamist Politics and the AKP Years in Turkey, edited by Simten Coşar (KAOS GL Advisory Board member) and Gamze Yücesan-Özdemir, was recently published by Red Quill Books.

Media

Media-Communication Forum in International Meeting Against Homophobia

Gülsüm Depeli and Emek Çaylı, members of Kaos GL’s Advisory Board Media-Communication Working Group, called for “Media-Communication Forum” held as a part of the Meeting Against Homophobia.

Life

French public’s consensus on equality for LGBTs

IDAHO (International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia) Committee coordinator Joel Bedos spoke to kaosgl.org on the election of François Hollande as the new president of France.