Category: LGBTQ+
VISIONS OF QUEERNESS
London’s British Film Institute this summer has screened two queer classics, two of the most significant gay films from the 70’s/80’s: Sebastiane & A Life in Four Chapters.
Rays of Light in the Midst of Darkness
The rom-com ‘Red, White and Royal Blue’, the series ‘Heartstoppers’ and the opera ‘Omar’ show that the best way to fight intolerance is simply to tell your story.
Queerness from London to Seoul
In the current toxic and homophobic climate in many countries, the UK’s glorious Flare film festival makes a welcome return. Two films stand out.
FLARE 2022
It is heart-warming to see the BFI Flare film festival return for its first in person festival in two years. A beautiful celebration of the lives of queer people from around the world.
Black Queer Voices
Brave Beauties shot from 2014 onwards consist of a series of portraits of Trans women, gender non-conforming and non-binary. Many of the women photographed are also beauty pageant contestants. They enter these pageants in order to change the mind set of those present. Those who are often happy to persecute trans-women. So, these images challenge transphobic stereotypes and stigmas.
Voices from the Rainbow
At a time where some battles appear to have been won while others are still to being fought, Flare is a welcome reminder of the journey the LBGTQ+ community have made in order to carve out a place in society they can now call their own.
ÊTRE UN TRANS ACTIVISTE EN TURQUIE AUJOURD’HUI
La Turquie ne remplit que 4 critères sur 22 selon l’indice européen 2016 des droits de l’Homme élaboré par Transgender Europe (TGEU). TGEU a également préparé un rapport sur l’évaluation des meurtres de transgenres, la Turquie est le 8ème pays avec le plus grand nombre de crimes transphobes dans le monde.
TÜRKIYE’DE “TRANS” VE “TRANS AKTIVIST” OLMAK
Türkiye, Avrupa trans ağı Transgender Europe (TGEU) tarafından hazırlanan Trans Hakları Avrupa İndeksi 2016’ya göre 22 ölçütten yalnızca 4’ünü sağlıyor. Ayrıca örgütün hazırladığı 2008 ile 2016 yılları arasında bildirilen 44 trans cinayeti ile dünyada en fazla trans cinayeti işlenen 8.