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Gender and Media in Turkey Alternative Media: A Study on Kaos GL, Voice of the Turkish LGBTs

E Sahra Öztürk, Yeditepe Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler, Enstitüsü Medya, Çalışmaları Anabilim, Dalı İstanbul
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In Turkey, as in many parts of the world, LGBT individuals live under social and economic pressure. LGBT individuals are seen to be unnecessary identities living in the community and they are marginalized. One of the contributing factors to this perception is the mainstream media. LGBT individuals can not represent themselves, defend their rights and they are exposed to hate speech in the mainstream media. Therefore, the LGBT individuals turn towards the alternative media in order to defend,
more » ... ress themselves obviously and tackle with their problems. In this context, this study aims to examine Kaos GL, Turkey's first printed LGBT magazine within the frame of alternative media theories and to find out the magazine matches up with which alternative media theory through the reasons.
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E Sahra Öztürk, Yeditepe Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler, Enstitüsü Medya, Çalışmaları Anabilim, Dalı İstanbul. "Gender and Media in Turkey Alternative Media: A Study on Kaos GL, Voice of the Turkish LGBTs."