Gay documentary makes inroads in Turkey
<p> <span word="Homosexuality">Homosexuality</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="legal">legal</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="contentious">contentious</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="predominantly">predominantly</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="Muslim">Muslim</span> <span word="society">society</span>. <span word="Hate">Hate</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="members">members</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="documentary">documentary</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="My">My</span> <span word="Child">Child</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="story">story</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Gala">Gala</span> <span word="Night">Night</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Istanbul">Istanbul</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="documentary">documentary</span> <span word="My">My</span> <span word="Child">Child</span> <span word="drew">drew</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="packed">packed</span> <span word="audience">audience</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Listag">Listag</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parent">parent</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lesbian">lesbian</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="bisexual">bisexual</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transgender">transgender</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="LGBT">LGBT</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="follows">follows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sexuality">sexuality</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="challenging">challenging</span> <span word="prejudice">prejudice</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="society">society</span>.</p><p><span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="Candan">Candan</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="attitudes">attitudes</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="LGBT">LGBT</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="society">society</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="documentary">documentary</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="LGBT">LGBT</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="public">public</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="frontpage">frontpage</span> <span word="news">news</span>, <span word="reporting">reporting</span> <span word="positively">positively</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>' <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="accustomed">accustomed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reporting">reporting</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="murders">murders</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="changing">changing</span>. <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="Istanbul">Istanbul</span> <span word="hosted">hosted</span> <span word="its">its</span> 20<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Gay">Gay</span> <span word="Pride">Pride</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>, <span word="drawing">drawing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="attendance">attendance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span>. <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="commission">commission</span>.</p><p><span word="Metehan">Metehan</span> <span word="Ozkan">Ozkan</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="LGBT">LGBT</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="Lambda">Lambda</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="Listag">Listag</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="prejudice">prejudice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hate">hate</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Listag">Listag</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="challenging">challenging</span> <span word="prejudices">prejudices</span>.</p>
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