Tag: lgbtiqa+ activism
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![[:en]How did everything start?[:tr]Her şey nasıl başladı?[:]](https://test.queerolympix.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/gol_yemeyi_sevenler_turnuvasi_2.jpg)
[:en]How did everything start?[:tr]Her şey nasıl başladı?[:]
[:en] As Atletik Dildoa, we came together and started playing football during the Istanbul Trans Pride Week in 2015. Majority of us being women and members of the LGBTIQA+ community, we formed an amateur football team that fought against gender discrimination through sports, and until 2020, we regularly gathered and continued organizing events and matches.…
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![[:en]What is Queer Olympix?[:tr]queer olympix nedir?[:]](https://test.queerolympix.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/QO_2019_Gun1_10.jpg)
[:en]What is Queer Olympix?[:tr]queer olympix nedir?[:]
[:en] Being LGBTIQA+ and women, inevitably leads us to learn various maneuvers, self-defense techniques, and various strategies while navigating the city. Especially in recent times, the restrictions brought about by political and societal pressure in public spaces unfortunately do not allow for the lively resistances and entertainments we experience in major squares… As women and…
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![[:en]Queer Olympix 2023 took place in Istanbul[:tr]”Queer Olympix 2023 yapıldı”[:]](https://test.queerolympix.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/QO23-1-scaled-1.jpg)
[:en]Queer Olympix 2023 took place in Istanbul[:tr]”Queer Olympix 2023 yapıldı”[:]
[:en]The news we have shared below was prepared for Seks.org on September 21, 2023: “Queer Olmypix 2023 was held on September 8, 9, 10. Lubunyas who engage in sports activism in many different cities of Turkey came together at the event. Queer Olympix, which has been held in Istanbul since 2017 and is Turkey’s first…
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![[:en]”at ıstanbul’s queer olympix, the aim is for lgbtq+ athletes to have fun and feel safe”[:tr]İstanbul Queer Olympix’te lgbtq+ sporcuların eğlenmesi ve kendilerini güvende hissetmeleri amaçlanıyor[:]](https://test.queerolympix.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1_hannah.cauhepe_queer.olympix-16_custom-fc4de211840ce3f194c5fa97d04d39588a64d5fd-s1300-c85.webp)
[:en]”at ıstanbul’s queer olympix, the aim is for lgbtq+ athletes to have fun and feel safe”[:tr]İstanbul Queer Olympix’te lgbtq+ sporcuların eğlenmesi ve kendilerini güvende hissetmeleri amaçlanıyor[:]
[:en] The “the picture show” shared below was prepared for npr by Hannah Cauhépé on 22 december 2022: “Every summer since 2017, Istanbul has played host to a sporting event known as the “Queer Olympix.” Created by a handful of soccer-loving Turkish queer activists, the annual event — which is not affiliated with the international Gay Games organization, though…
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![[:en]“We get our strength from fair play; We spread through sports”[:tr]“Biz gücümüzü adil oyundan alıyoruz; sporla çoğalıyoruz”[:]](https://test.queerolympix.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Capture-decran-2024-03-12-a-13.43.35.png)
[:en]“We get our strength from fair play; We spread through sports”[:tr]“Biz gücümüzü adil oyundan alıyoruz; sporla çoğalıyoruz”[:]
[:en]The news we shared below was prepared for Kaosgl.org on September 21, 2022: ”Turkey’s first queer Olympics, Queer Olympix, took place this year despite all the pressure and bans. Queer Olympix, Turkey’s first queer Olympics, which has been held in Istanbul since 2017, took place this year as well. Queer Olympix was banned by Kadıköy…
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![[:en]Queer Olympix 2021 Result: Lubunyas 1 – Paparons 0[:tr] “Queer Olympix 2021 Sonucu: Lubunyalar 1 – Paparonlar 0 “[:]](https://test.queerolympix.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_6317-1-scaled-1.webp)
[:en]Queer Olympix 2021 Result: Lubunyas 1 – Paparons 0[:tr] “Queer Olympix 2021 Sonucu: Lubunyalar 1 – Paparonlar 0 “[:]
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![[:en]How was Queer Olympix 2021?[:tr]”Queer Olympix 2021 Nasıl Geçti?”[:]](https://test.queerolympix.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/queer-olympix-2021-nasil-gecti.jpg)
[:en]How was Queer Olympix 2021?[:tr]”Queer Olympix 2021 Nasıl Geçti?”[:]
[:en]The following news article was prepared by Gözde Demirbilek for kaosgl.org on September 9, 2021: ”Turkey’s first queer Olympics Queer Olympix 2021 in photos… Organized since 2017 in Istanbul, Queer Olympix, Turkey’s first queer Olympics, took place despite all the pressure and bans as the summer ended. Queers doing sports activism in many different cities…
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![[:en]Queer Olympix 2021 is over![:tr]”Queer Olympix 2021 sona erdi”[:]](https://test.queerolympix.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/y1.jpg)
[:en]Queer Olympix 2021 is over![:tr]”Queer Olympix 2021 sona erdi”[:]
[:en] Photo: Tulya Çavuşoğlu The following article was prepared for Bianet on September 8, 2021: After almost two years of the pandemic, this year’s Queer Olympix meeting was also important and exciting for LGBTI+ sports activists to physically come together. “Queer Olympix, Turkey’s first queer Olympics organized in Istanbul, took place last weekend despite all…
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[:en]“turkey shuts down 3rd annual ‘queer olympix’ moments before it began”[:tr]”Turkey shuts down 3rd annual ‘Queer Olympix’ moments before it began”[:]
[:en]The news we shared below was prepared for OutSports by Daniel Villarreal on August 27, 2019: “Turkish authorities reportedly banned the weekend-long “Queer Olympix” LGBTQ sports festival in Istanbul moments before it was set to begin. Police claimed the event planned for last Saturday had to be shut down to protect “public health, public order and public…
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![[:en]Attempt to ban Queer Olympix failed[:tr]”Queer Olympix’i yasaklama girişimi sonuçsuz kaldı”[:]](https://test.queerolympix.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/50173487_1004-1.webp)
[:en]Attempt to ban Queer Olympix failed[:tr]”Queer Olympix’i yasaklama girişimi sonuçsuz kaldı”[:]
[:en] The following article was written by Volkan Ağır for DW on September 8, 2021: Queer Olympix, which has been held for three years, faced police obstacles in Kalamış Park. Journalist Volkan Ağır watched the event held despite the ban for DW Turkish. While the LGBTI movement in Turkey has been subjected to severe pressure…