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Creativity and Humour in Occupy Movements: Intellectual Disobedience in Turkey and Beyond pp 75–94Cite as

Gezi Protests and the LGBT Rights Movement: A Relation in Motion

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Ünan elaborates on the forms of interaction between 2013 Gezi protests and the LGBT rights movement in Turkey. Diverse identity groups collaborated during the Gezi protests and challenged the legitimacy of the conservative/neoliberal urban planning policies of the government and police brutality. LGBT populations, both at individual and organizational levels, took part in the protests and carried out an active struggle. The chapter addresses the influence that the LGBT movement and the Gezi protests had on each other, reciprocally. The LGBT struggle for visibility is carried a step further through protests like Gezi, and collaboration with diverse social groups.

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Ünan, A.D. (2015). Gezi Protests and the LGBT Rights Movement: A Relation in Motion. In: Yalcintas, A. (eds) Creativity and Humour in Occupy Movements: Intellectual Disobedience in Turkey and Beyond. Palgrave Pivot, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137473639_5

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