Citation

Biçmen Z, Bekiroğulları Z. Procedia Soc. Behav. Sci. 2014; 113: 224-233.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.01.029

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

In this study, I examined the social problems LGBT individuals go through in their hometowns and later, in the places they move to. Data were collected using semistructured interviews that included thirty four open - and close-ended questions. The sample is compsosed of 18 male and 12 female participants which makes 30 in total, residing in any city in Turkey. The findings demonstrate that LGBT individuals are exposed to verbal harassment and physical abuse, they are not accepted and are not able to perform social activities in their hometowns or if they migrated, in the places they moved to.