"Transvestites in Turkey
Gender-benders
Nov 6th 2008 | ISTANBUL
Transvestites test the limits of Turkey’s tolerance
IN A cramped makeshift theatre in Istanbul, a Kurd in a purple dress titillates the audience with the story of how he was born a man but found he was a woman. During his act, Esmeray wields a sharp tongue to expose the systematic violence faced by fellow transvestites. “I am a Kurd, a transvestite and a feminist, so I am screwed all round,” he says."
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