Demet Demir

Demet Demir

Country

Turkey

Birth - Death

1961 -

Occupation

Activist

Description

Transgender. Established the first sexual minorities’ commission within the (Turkish) Human Rights Organization. was the first trans woman and the first person considered a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International because of “sexual orientation”. She completed transition in 1996. Recipient of the Felipa de Souza Award (2007) from International Lesbian & Gay Human Rights Commission (ILGA).

Further Reading/Research

• http://zagria.blogspot.ca/2008/05/demet-demir-1961-turkish-activist.html#.VAW6m9h0yM9
• http://www.qrd.org/qrd/www/world/europe/turkey/demet.htm
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVezmV6xZCQ

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