Lgbti Rights in Turkey: Sexuality and the State in the Middle East

ISBN-13: 9781108404730 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 274 str.

Fait Muedini

Opis

Turkey's hostile approach to the LGBTI community leads Muedini to document the history of LGBTI rights, rights abuses, and activist strategies to secure LGBTI rights in Turkey.

Spis treści

1. Islam, public opinion, and homosexuality in Turkey and the 'Muslim world'; 2. The history of human rights abuses against the LGBTI community in Turkey; 3. The lack of legal protections for the LGBTI community in Turkish law; 4. LGBTI advocacy methods and approaches: looking at the wider field; 5. The use of media in promoting sexual minority rights in Turkey; 6. Political, electoral, and legislative strategies for LGBTI rights; 7. Other forms of LGBTI rights based advocacy; 8. Challenges facing the LGBTI movement in Turkey; 9. Conclusion.