This atrocity is part of the continuation of a series of hate crimes against LGBTI people in Turkey, such as beheading on the streets of Istanbul a homosexual Syrian refugee who had been raped and mutilated weeks.
a heroine of Pride march in Turkey
in 2015 Erdogan decreed a ban on Pride event hours before the start of the march, which was scheduled ago months. The crackdown marked the development of the demonstration, even using water cannons and rubber bullets.
Hande Kader, present in the violent clashes, interposed between police and protesters. He threw a shoe symbol of protest against a police vehicle and was answered with a burst of rubber bullets. This gesture became emblematic for the Turkish LGBTI community.
Protesters mobilized and spread the images of the terrible repression through social networks and some media. Today, after the military coup, the government of Erdogan has no doubt purge the country, including its media. Meanwhile, the LGBTI community has not ceased to be heard and demand justice.
Invisible Suffering
According Bianet, an independent Turkish media, 1993 trans people have We have been killed in Turkey since 2008. We enclose an article Bianet (English) very complete on the situation of transgender people in Turkey, explaining the inaction of law enforcement (and complicity), institutional injustices and social tragedies transphobia
Tears and anger. #HandeKanderSesVer
This is the hashtag launched by Hande devastated and angry relatives Kander. To remember what she did and struggles defended his brave 22 years. To “give voice” to their fight, and that everyone, us, “respond” to his call. To stand up to the LGBTIfobia and that this hate crime is the last. For today, between tears and rage, more than ever, after the cries of despair say loud: #TransLivesMatter (trans lives matter)
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