6th International Meeting Against Homofobia Programme
6th INTERNATIONAL MEETING AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA
Mersin, Adana, Trabzon, Samsun, Eskişehir, Kars, Kayseri, Antalya, Niğde, Nevşehir, Isparta, İzmir, Muğla, İstanbul, Çanakkale, Edirne, Aydın, Van, Diyarbakır and Ankara
MERSİN
16 March Wednesday
Moderation: Ayşe Devrim
Speakers: Ali Erol & Elifhan Köse
18 May Wednesday, 15:30-17:30
Mersin University
Place: İstemihan Talay Conference Room, Yenişehir Campus
Panel: “Sexual Identity”
Associate Prof. Ayşe Devrim Başterzi, MEU Psychiatry Department
Research Staff Umut Altunöz, Ankara University Psychiatry Department
In cooperation with Türk Tabipleri Birliği Student Branch…
ADANA
17 March Thursday
Tabipler Birliği (TTB)
Moderation: Associate Prof. Gülşah Seydaoğlu, Çukurova University Medicine Faculty
“Medicine, Sexuality and “Political Body”, Elifhan Köse, Ankara University SBF, Research and Application Center for Women’s Issues (KASAUM)
“Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity”, Ali Erol, Kaos GL
TRABZON
19 March Saturday
“Lynch Culture and Fanatism”, Remzi Altunpolat, Kaos GL
"Anti-Authoritarian Organizational Practices Against Homophobia and Transphobia” Atalay Göçer
“Place and Gender”, Gizem Koçoğlu
Movie Screening + Discussions
20 March Sunday
“Authority and Manhood”, Atalay Göçer
“Discrimination and Violence Against Women”, Melda Yaman Öztürk
SAMSUN
26 March Saturday
İğne Deliği Youth Center
“Stop Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity!”, Umut Güner, Kaos GL
ESKİŞEHİR
26 March Saturday
“Stop Sexual Orientation and Gender Indentity Discrimination on Campuses”, MorEl &
Remzi Altunpolat
6 April Wednesday
Osman Gazi University Architecture Faculty
“Heterosexist Politics in the Formation of Urban Spheres”, Ali Erol, Kaos GL
“Place and Gender”, Atalay Göçer
3 May Tuesday
“LGBT Refugees Against Sexual Identity Discrimination”, Lawyer Hayriye Kara, Kaos GL
KARS
26 March Saturday
“Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identiy”, Ali Erol, Kaos GL
KAYSERİ
31 March Saturday
“LGBT Refugees Against Sexual Identity Discrimination”, Lawyer Hayriye Kara & Evren Güvensoy, Kaos GL
EDİRNE
14 April Wednesday
Trakya University
Associate Prof. Nilgün Toker, Philosophy, Ege University
Prof. Dr. Melek Göregenli, Social Psychology, Ege University
AYDIN
Adnan Menderes University
“Gender and Social Service”, Sedat Yağcıoğlu, Hacettepe University
Seçin Tuncel, Kaos GL
ANTALYA
8 April Friday
Akdeniz University
“Sexual Rights”, Associate Prof. Tuğrul Erbaydar
Assist. Dr. Devrim Sezer
Ali Erol, Kaos GL
NİĞDE
18 April Monday
“LGBT Refugees Against Sexual Identity Discrimination”, Lawyer Hayriye Kara & Evren Güvensoy, Kaos GL
NEVŞEHİR
20 April Wednesday
“LGBT Refugees Against Sexual Identity Discrimination”, Lawyer Hayriye Kara & Evren Güvensoy, Kaos GL
ISPARTA
13 April Wednesday
Süleyman Demirel University
“From Sickness to Advocacy: Homosexuality’s Evolution and Struggle Against Unfairness”, Ali Erol, Kaos GL
İZMİR
19 April Tuesday
İzmir Economy University
“Gender and Human Rights”, Kürşad Kahramanoğlu, İstanbul Bilgi University
26 April
Ege University
“Sexual Rights and Discrimination”, Associate Dr. Tuğrul Erbaydar, Ankara University Medicine Faculty
VAN
15 May Sunday
In cooperation with Van Women’s Association (VAKAD)…
Psychologist Mahmut Şefik Nil
Psychiatrist Dr. Seven Kaptan
Ali Erol
MUĞLA
27 April Wednesday
Muğla University
“Discrimination Against LGBTT Individuals”
Speakers: Seçin Tuncel & Damla Gülmez
DİYARBAKIR
20 May Friday
16:00, Movie Screening
17.00, Panel
Devrim Sezer
Şener Özmen
İSTANBUL
14 March Monday
İstanbul Bilgi University, Communications Faculty
“Media and Human Rights”, Umut Güner, Kaos GL
5 April Tuesday
İstanbul Bahçeşehir University
“Stop Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity!”, Umut Güner, Kaos GL
27 April Wednesday
Sabancı University
“Hate Crimes”, Şevval Kılıç, Kadın Kapısı
“Trans Men and the Mistake of Creating Hierarchy in Victimhood”, Berk İnan Berkant, Voltrans
“Neglecting LGBT Reality”, Nevin Öztop, Kaos GL
28 April Thursday
İstanbul Technical University
International Gay and Lesbian Cultural Network (ILGCN) Performances
* "Belarus Rainbows Under Siege” on the human rights barricades in the last dictatorship in Eastern Europe - Slava Bortnik, Belarus
* “Greek Sappho, Swedish lesbian songs and a Dutch gay theater” & “Rainbow Culture vs. Homophobia” - Bill Schiller, Sweden
* Swedish singer, song-writer and musician - Peter “Sexodus” Fröberg, Sweden
*Award ceremony for ILGCN/Paradise Press London “Sappho in Paradise” Award for outstanding literary and publishing contribution to LGBT culture to Kaos GL Magazine
* Shameless Literature Readings
3 May Tuesday
İstanbul Boğaziçi University
İbrahim Bodur Conference Room, 13:00-19:00
FROM ILLNESS TO IDEOLOGY: HOMOPHOBIA
“Homosexuality Is a Sickness [and Moreover] a Perversity”, Umut Şah, İstanbul University, Social Psychology
“On Homo‘phobia’ and Psychologization”, Berk Efe Altınal, İstanbul Şehir University, Psychology Department
“Islam and Homophobia: A Historical Perpective”, Gökçen B. Dinç, İstanbul Bilgi University, History Department
HATE CRIMES AS A WAY OF DISCRIMINATORY VIOLENCE
“The Most Visible Face of Discrimination: Hate Crimes”, Özlem Çolak, İstanbul University, Forensic Medicine Institute
“Aggressive Normality”, Sumru Atuk, Boğaziçi University
“The Role of Violence in the Formation of Gender Identity: Biography as a Battle Field”, Evrim Ersan, Viyana University, Sociology Department
LGBT INDIVIDUALS AS EQUAL CITIZENS
“LGBT Individuals in Turkey and Social Politics”, Volkan Yılmaz, Leeds University, Political and International Studies Department
QUEER ACADEMY
“Relations Between LGBT Activism and Queer Academia and Possible Discursive Tensions”, Şahin Açıkgöz & Ece Saltan, Boğaziçi University, Science of Translation
“SECULAR HUMANITY AND HOMOSEXUALITY”, Rolf Solheim, Norway
4 May Wednesday
Galatasaray University
Şükrü Sali Conference Room, 14:00
Ali Erol, Kaos GL
Mutlucan Şahan
5 May Thursday
İstanbul University
Ali Erol, Kaos GL
LİSTAG & RADAR
16 May Monday
Koç University
“Discrimination Against LGBT Individuals”
ANKARA
CLASSES AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA
30 March Wednesday, 10:30
Ankara University Education Faculty
“Discrimination and Othering” / Philosophy Class, Academician: Yasemin Esen
Speakers: Büşra & Evren Güvensoy
5 April Tuesday, 13:40
Middle East Technical University
“The Human Rights of LGBT Individuals and Discrimination” / Social Psychology Class, Academician: Banu Cingöz
Speakers: Evren Güvensoy, Seçin Tuncel & Damla Gülmez
6 April Wednesday, 14:30
Middle East Technical University
“Discirimination at Work Place” / Work Ethics Class, Academician: Barış Parkan
Speakers: Evren Güvensoy, Hayriye Kara & Umut Güner
14 April Thursday, 12:30
Middle East Technical University
“Stereotypes and Normativity” / Psychology 150 Class, Academician: Nuray Sakallı
Speakers: Umut Güner & Evren Güvensoy
22 April Friday, 11:00
Ankara University Communications Faculty
“Gender and Media” / Academician: Bedriye Poyraz
Speakers: Seçin Tuncel, Umut Güner & Evren Güvensoy
28 April Thursday
Ankara University Social Service Department
Gender Class, Academician: Elif Gökçearslan
Speakers: Umut Güner & Hayriye Kara
2 May Monday
Hacettepe Üniversitesi Social Service Department
Theory Class, Academician: Özlem Cankurtan Öntaş
Speaker: Umut Güner
26 May Thursday, 10:30-12:00
Başkent University
Politics Theory Class, Academician: Simten Coşar
10 May Tuesday, 11:00
Ankara University Sociology Department
“Hate Crimes and Discrimination”, Academician: Elçin Yılmaz
Speaker: Umut Güner
MAY
1 May Sunday
Marching
3-4-5 May
Photography Workshops
13:00 - 18:00
6-7 May
Short Movie Workshops
13:00-18:00
10 May
Flying Broom Women’s Film Festival
“Warriors” Movie Screening
Place and Time: 16:00, Goethe Institute
Panel:
Atalay Göçer, Kaos GL
Buse Kılıçkaya, Pembe Hayat
Aras Göngör, Pembe Hayat
Barış Sulu, Pembe Hayat
12 May
Refugee Meeting
11-12-13 May
Scenario Developing Workshop
18:00 – 21:00
14 May
Fiction Workshop
10:00 – 17:00
14 May, Saturday
Antimilitarist Forum
Time: 10:30-12:30
Kürşad Kızıltuğ – “Antimilitarism and Movement Against War”
Ersin Vedat Elgür – “Violence, Measure, Principle”
Çiğdem Akgül – “Contracted Recruiting”
Çetin Gürer & Volkan Görendağ – “Frontex”
Time: 13:30-15:30
Halil Savda – “Conscientious Objection and Civil Death”
Ayhan Bilgen – “Faithful Objection”
Aykut Alyanak – “Ecology and Antimilitarism”
Zöhre Taş – “Self-Defence and Militarism”
Alev Özkazanç – “Militarism and Sexism”
15 May, Sunday
Anarko-Queer Workshop
Time: 14:30
Moderator: Atalay Göçer
Place: Marmara Sokak 46/2 Kolej Ankara
18 May Wednesday, 13:00-15:00
Hacettepe University
Place: Tuğrul Çubukçu Conference Room
Moderator: Research Staff Sedat Yağcıoğlu
Panel: “Gender and Discrimination”
Prof. Dr. Selçuk Candansayar
Prof. Dr. Melek Göregenli
Prof. Dr. Tuğrul Erbaydar
In cooperation with Social Services Initiative…
18 May Wednesday
Ankara University
2nd Arkadaş Z. Özger Meeting
Stand-up Performance
By Esmeray
“The Bundle of the Witch”
19 May Thursday
Lesbians and Bisexual Women’s Forum
Place: Das Kafe - Marmara Sokak, No:46, Kolej
19 May Thursday
Trans Forum
Place: Aylak Madam Kültür Evi, Konur Sokak, 63/13, Kızılay
20 May Friday
Photography Workshops
10:00 - 17:00
20 May Friday
Regional Network Against Homophobia
Bosna Herzegovina, Lebanon, Serbia, Croatia, Israel, Palestine, Armenia, Georgia, Macedonia, Greece, Montenegro, Egypt, Iran…
Stand-Up Performance
By: Esmeray
“The Bundle of the Witch”
20 May Friday, 13:00-17:00
Academic Forum
Place: Ankara University Political Science Faculty Cebeci Campus, Salon: Z-05
13:00-14:45
LGBT MOVEMENT AND CREATING RAINBOW AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA
“New Movements and LGBT Movement in Turkey”, Elçin Kurbanoğlu, Bilkent University
“Let The Masked Ball End and The Rainbow Show Its Colours”, Merve Yılmazbilek, Anadolu University
“Heterosexism Critique in Murathan Mungan’s ‘Forty Rooms With Three Mirrors’”, Seda Kundakçı, Ankara University
“The Gender of Citizenship: Opposition Sexualities and Parenthood in Turkey”, Burcu Baba, Queen's University
15:00-17:00
WHILE LOOKING AT THE FIELD: SEXUAL INDENTITIES
“The Generational Alterations of Attitudes and Behaviors Towards Gays in Eskişehir”, Yılmaz Geldi & Ferhat Yolcu, Anadolu University
“Analysis of Internalized Homophobia, Self-Respect and Level of Loneliness Among Lesbians and Bisexual Women”, Pınar Öztürk & Yeliz Kındap, Abant İzzet Baysal University
“Is It Possible To Be A Self?”, Medina Karadağı, Anadolu University
21 May Saturday
Rainbow Forum
Ayşen Candaş, Özgürlükçü Anayasa Platform
İlkay Akkaya, Artist
“Aç Yüzünü” Exhibition
“Woman to Woman Story Contest” Awards
Reception
22 May Sunday
13:00 / Marching Against Homophobia