Regional network against homophobia - 1 : LGBT Network in the Middle East, the Balkans and Caucasia

N. Öztop, U. Güner

The book deeply investigates the goals of LGBT activists and people against homophobia from Middle East, the Balkans and Caucasia and at the same time deals with the political and social developments from the participants' own localities. With the participation of activists from Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Greece, Montenegro, Macedonia, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Egypt, Iran, Georgia, Armenia and Turkey details regarding the current local politics, how countries in the region approach to the LGBT reality, the manifestation of nationalism and conservatism on the axis of homophobia and transphobia and common problems are discussed in the book. The book also presents the framework of LGBT movement in Turkey. From military to laws regarding LGBTs in Turkey, from homophobia and transphobia in the media to trans people being forced to construct a victim identity, from queer discussions in Turkey to the Ahmet Yildiz trial, many issues are addressed in the book.