13 October 2023 - The Transgender Experience in Türkiye

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!