Defne Güzel is a trans woman human rights defender working on LGBTQI+ rights and sexual health. She currently is the Chairperson of 17 Mayıs Derneği (The 17 May Association). She is an expert in monitoring and documenting LGBTQI+ human rights violations and combating hate crimes and discrimination. Defne Güzel has a longstanding involvement in many human rights organisations in Türkiye, including KaosGL, Human Rights Association, Red Umbrella, and the Women’s Platform for Equality (EŞİK). She is also the founder of Pozitif Alan (Positive Space), a human rights organisation defending the rights of LGBTI+ people living with HIV.
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