05/10/2026 | Writer: Kaos GL
Judith Butler and Yıldız Tar will discuss the crackdown on LGBTI+ people in Türkiye and ways to build international solidarity against it in a special webinar marking the first month of the “My Family Is Safe” operations.
Marking the end of the first month of the systematic crackdown targeting LGBTI+ people in Turkey under the guise of the "Family Safe" operation, world-renowned preeminent feminist theorist and philosopher Judith Butler joins a global call for solidarity and resistance against state-sponsored hostility.
Convened by a coalition of human rights organizations—Kaos GL, We Want Freedom Campaign, Amnesty International, PEN Norway, Turkey Litigation Support Project, and Human Rights Watch—this crucial webinar features Judith Butler and Kaos GL Editor-in-Chief Yıldız Tar as keynote speakers. Together, they will address the severe rights violations of the past month, the escalating authoritarian onslaught, and the indispensable power of transnational solidarity.
Webinar details
Speakers: Judith Butler & Yıldız Tar
Date: October 12
Time: 4:00 PM CET / 5:00 PM TRT (Istanbul)
Platform: Zoom (Online)
Languages: Simultaneous interpretation will be available in Turkish and English.
Registration: https://bit.ly/butlerwebinar2026
Organized by:
Kaos GL, We Want Freedom Campaign, Amnesty International, PEN Norway, Turkey Litigation Support Project, and Human Rights Watch.
Join us for this vital conversation as we refuse erasure and stand shoulder-to-shoulder in global solidarity.
Tags: human rights, media, lgbti
