The situation of trans peoplem in Turkey is interesting. They were much more dominant part of society much earlier than in the west. It was completly normal in many parts of Istanbul to see trans people in the 1980s already. Trans people were also big part of pop culture quite early, Bülent Ersoy for example became a trans superstar in the 1980s. Gender change is legal since 1988 (much earlier than many EU countries).
At the same time, there defintly are a lot of social repercussions against trans people.
We’ve always used gender pronouns, dumbass. Or does it not use them?
Turks are the perfect alphas confirmed (we don’t have gender in our language). He, she, it, all the same to us.
I would say it makes being trans there easier, but…
The situation of trans peoplem in Turkey is interesting. They were much more dominant part of society much earlier than in the west. It was completly normal in many parts of Istanbul to see trans people in the 1980s already. Trans people were also big part of pop culture quite early, Bülent Ersoy for example became a trans superstar in the 1980s. Gender change is legal since 1988 (much earlier than many EU countries).
At the same time, there defintly are a lot of social repercussions against trans people.
It is quite the mixed pack tbh.