Comments on: Both Transphobic and Whorephobic: The Murder of Dora Oezer

By: Activist Spotlight: Melissa Ditmore on Responsible Advocacy and No-BS Research

Activist Spotlight: Melissa Ditmore on Responsible Advocacy and No-BS Research — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 21:58:15 +0000

[…] of Tits and Sass know that murders of sex workers are all too common and often happen without diligent investigation, as documented in the recent book Lost […]

By: More Than Silence: Tjhisha Ball, Angelia Mangum, and the Erasure of Black Sex Workers

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 20:21:08 +0000

[…] two other sex workers were brutally murdered just over a year ago, Petite Jasmine and Dora Oezer, we saw their photos everywhere. Beautiful, smiling photos of them with their dewy skin and […]

By: Melissa Gira Grant | Sex Work in 2013: No Debate

Melissa Gira Grant | Sex Work in 2013: No Debate — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 21:31:06 +0000

[…] Both Transphobic and Whorephobic: The Murder of Dora Oezer, Caty Simon, Tits and Sass […]

By: A Sex Worker’s Open Letter to the Australian Media

A Sex Worker’s Open Letter to the Australian Media — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 15:01:21 +0000

[…] Dora Oezer (Kusadasi, Turkey, 9th July) […]

By: Sex Work in 2013: No Debate | postwhoreamerica

Sex Work in 2013: No Debate | postwhoreamerica — Tue, 31 Dec 2013 18:20:27 +0000

[…] Both Transphobic and Whorephobic: The Murder of Dora Oezer, Caty Simon, Tits and Sass […]

By: Jodiee Hart

Jodiee Hart — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 05:26:00 +0000

The scum we live amongst in this world is vile! What a beautiful girl, soon to have her life taken because of one imbecile! Makes me sick…

By: That Was the Week That Was (#330) | The Honest Courtesan

That Was the Week That Was (#330) | The Honest Courtesan — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 02:17:14 +0000

[…] Caty Simon of Tits and Sass interviewed Kemal Ayrikotu of the Red Umbrella Sexual Health and Human Rights Association on the cultural background to the murder of Dora Oezer; Ayrikotu discusses the lack of rights for both sex workers and transgenders, and criticizes LGBT activists who wish to stress that Dora was a transwoman while ignoring that she was a whore (despite the two being nearly synonymous in Turkey). Meanwhile, Melissa Gira Grant wrote on the protests for both Dora and Jasmine: “If you passed by the Turkish or Swedish consulates in New York on [July 19th], you may have seen…sex workers and their supporters holding red umbrellas…the…action accompanied rallies in 36 cities and on four continents…demanding an end to the stigma and violence against sex workers’ communities…” […]

By: Turkey Media Roundup (August 7)

Turkey Media Roundup (August 7) — Wed, 07 Aug 2013 13:51:48 +0000

[…] Both Transphobic and Whorephobic: The Murder of Dora Oezer Caty Simon interviews Kemal Iffetsiz Asyu Ayrikotu, chair of the Red Umbrella Sexual Health and Human Rights Association. […]

By: Elle

Elle — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 02:51:36 +0000

Fascinating and sad. thank you for the post and interview.

By: Stigma tötet « Frauen-Internationalismus-Archiv

Stigma tötet « Frauen-Internationalismus-Archiv — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 13:20:56 +0000

[…] Zwei Interviews zu den Morden auf Tits and Sass: The Bloody State Gave Him The Power: A Swedish Sex Worker’s Murder zu Petite Jasmine in Schweden hier und Both Transphobic and Whorephobic: The Murder of Dora Oezer zu Dora Özer in der Türkei hier […]