“In our work, the internet is a main stakeholder”: A feminist talk with Hayriye Avatar at the IGF

The Turkish LGBT<sup class=”glossary-indicator” title=”LGBTI is an acronym that stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex people. It is a derivation of the original LGB that replaced the expression “gay community” in the mid-to-late 1980s but excluded lesbians, transgender and intersex people. The term LGBTI (or LGBT) is used to refer to a wide diversity of sexuality and gender identity-based cultures as well as to refer to anyone who is non-heterosexual.
The evolution of this acronym is representative of the complex and changing politics behind it. LGBTQ variant adds the letter Q to include those who identify as queer and/or questioning their sexual identity. Other versions add a U for unsure, a C for curious; a T for transsexual or transvestite, another T, TS, or 2 for Two‐Spirit persons, an A or SA for straight allies, an A for asexual, or a P for pansexuality or polyamorous, among others.

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“>iI rights organization Kaos GL turns 20 on September 20. At the Internet Governance Forum <sup class=”glossary-indicator” title=”The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is a forum for multi-stakeholder policy dialogue on how the internet is run. It was set up at the end of 2005 by the United Nations Secretary-General following a resolution made by governments at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS).

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Source: APC“>ijust held in Istanbul, Bishakha Datta interviewed Kaos activist Hayriye Avatar on their pathbreaking LGBTI activism, both online and offline.