A new exhibit soon will be on display at the MSU Museum highlighting a transgender community of individuals living in transition in Istanbul, Turkey.
The exhibit, “East Meets West: The Transgender Community of Istanbul” features photography by Mary Robert, a dean of learning, teaching and curriculum development at Richmond University in London.
The exhibit will open Jan. 21 and will be on display until April 14 in the museum’s Heritage Gallery.
It is presented in conjunction with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Celebration and this year’s theme, “The Road to Social Justice Begins with One Step.”
The exhibit will showcase the lives and complex identities of transgender individuals coping with the difficult transition of living as a transgender citizen.
The photography featured in the exhibit concentrates on the everyday private lives of these transgender individuals as they interact with their family and friends, rather than focusing on how they interact with the public.
There are between 2,000 and 3,000 transgender individuals living in Istanbul at various stages of transition from male to female, and many live in difficult circumstances and often are alienated.
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