Interesting analysis on coalition building among LGBTs in Istanbul over Occupy Gezi. "What’s perhaps more surprising is that a different sort of unity is taking place. Indeed, as the protests have continued, gay and lesbian groups have formed alliances with some unlikely friends, such as soccer super-fans and a religious conservative group known as the Anti-Capitalist Muslims. “For years, gays have been treated as an illegal splinter group,” says Kursad Kahramanoglu, a columnist for the leftist Turkish daily, Birgün. “But positive things came out of Gezi.”" If only there was a cause for members of the Botev Football Club and ЛГБТ - ПЛОВДИВ (LGBT Plovdiv) to work on together...
Posted on: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 14:51:25 +0000