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Bill Taylor's avatar

We are very interested in your blog because we want to go back to Istanbul for a lengthy stay.

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Michael Jensen's avatar

I'll have more to say about that in a future newsletter. For political and human rights reasons, this is the most ... complicated country we've lived. I don't think I could feel good about it if we weren't getting involved with and writing about the LGBT community here.

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Bill Taylor's avatar

Good. let me know if there's a way we can support LGBTQ rtights there. Local organizations.

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Michael Jensen's avatar

That's ironic! I was literally just putting together information for my post tomorrow on Instagram. Here you go! And thanks!

If you'd like to support the queer community here in Turkey you can learn more at https://kaosgl.org/en/ and you can also join https://outrightinternational.org/, which is working to protect queer people around the world.

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Bill Taylor's avatar

We were similarly AMAZED with the history there. Until we visited Egypt. WHOA.

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Michael Jensen's avatar

Egypt is definitely on our bucket list!

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Bill Taylor's avatar

Be sure to go beyond the typical tourist places. Go to Saqqara, Abydos, Dendarra, Dashur, and get the full pass for Valley of Kings so you can go to Nefetari's tomb!

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