The guest of the first episode is the UK-based migrant LGBTQ+ collective MAQFA UK.
New podcast alert: Queer Diaspora Talks
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Velvele English’s first podcast series Queer Diaspora Talks will bring you the stories of LGBTQ+ migrants from Turkey.
Justice for Dina!
A short summary from Zavier Wingham before the third hearing of the trial of the murder of Gabonese university student Jeannah Danys Dinabongho Ibouanga in Karabük, Turkey.
Queer horror beyond cinematic scares: Overturning the traditional narratives
By Mercan Baş.
The perspective of a Gazan queer in Istanbul
by Istanbul-based Gazan queer Nour AA.
A thread: What is Pinkwashing?
A brief overview of pinkwashing, one of Israel’s methods to cover up its crimes in Palestine.
Velvele & Harem of No One IG Live: The accessbility of the cabaret scene
Cabaret performer Turkish D’light and Velvele editor Fulden talked about the accessbility of the cabaret scene, both for performers and audience.
Why not to tolerate a neo-Nazi in a gay sauna
One of our editors, Bawer, spotted a gay man with a Nazi flag tattooed on his back in one of Barcelona’s popular saunas. The neo-Nazi attitudes of the other gay men in the place were “interesting” but also quite troublesome given the rise of the Spanish far right.
Best of Turkish Music 2023
Music critic Kenan Behzat Sharpe made a list of “Best of Turkish Music 2023.” Find Sharpe’s capsule reviews of 50 or so best songs and the Spotify list he curated inside.
Transcontinental struggle of Saudi trans woman Nazek
Ike Mercan wrote about Nazek Alexander’s breathtaking story of finding herself, surviving oppression, and migrating from Saudi Arabia to New Zealand via Turkey.