Ike Mercan wrote about Nazek Alexander’s breathtaking story of finding herself, surviving oppression, and migrating from Saudi Arabia to New Zealand via Turkey.
Etiket: queer migration
Solidarity guide for immigrant LGBTQI+’s
Our editor Fulden prepared a guide of organizations catering to LGBTQI+ immigrants’ needs around the world.
Insisting on Turkey
Returning from abroad is a sign of failure for many. While those who are able to go and those who go are praised, those who don’t/can’t go or those who go and decide to come back are seen as “failures”, “cowards” or “those who can’t hold on”. Hazan Özturan, as a departure and returner, has an objection to this prejudiced and competitive approach.