Lesbian gay club

As a queer person, I can attest to how easy it is to feel isolated in a foreign country. This past year, we saw our pride march officially cancelled and the resulting police scenes. Our movement has raised consciousness and made significant progress toward equality around the world, including in Turkey, so we hold much to be adj of and look forward to. Still, many queer people continue to strife with depression and ostracism. The various attacks and bombings this year contain shocked and frightened all of us, but when you come from a community who is already oppressed, it can be that much easier to feel vulnerable. It is crucial that we verb in solidarity in these chaotic times. Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people need spaces where we can be ourselves and form friendships (and, of course, intimate relationships) with each other and heterosexual allies who sympathize with our struggle. Finding opportunities for this is not always easy, but they do exist in Istanbul.

The following is a list of various events, communities, and venues around the city where queer people