Cruising politics: Sexuality, solidarity and modularity after Gezi

Emrah Yildiz

doi:10.1057/9781137413789.0011

Cruising politics: Sexuality, solidarity and modularity after Gezi

Emrah Yildiz^*

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Abstract

Emrah Yildiz places the LGBTQ individuals Y and their collective action at and beyond Gezi at the center of the analysis, redefining them as political subjects of their own right, with a view to shedding light on the connections between sexuality and solidarity. Focusing in particular on the intricate alignment of Kurdish and queer politics in contemporary Turkey, this chapter highlights the emancipatory potential of Gezi Park's "expressive and explosive political momentum" and its contribution to the ways in which queer politics could be imagined and practiced anew.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	The Making of a Protest Movement in Turkey
Subtitle of host publication	#occupygezi
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Pages	103-120
Number of pages	18
ISBN (Electronic)	9781137413789
ISBN (Print)	9781137413772
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137413789.0011
State	Published - May 28 2014

Keywords

Gay honor killing
Homonationalism
Kurdish liberation movement
LGBTQ
Neocolonial (subjectivity)
Political solidarity
Queer community
Sexuality

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UN SDGs

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