Also on behalf of the Rainbow Den Haag foundation, Adam father center and COC Haaglanden, I invite you to the Hague premiere of the documentary 'My Child'. After the screening of the film, there is a dialogue in the presence of the director and some actors.

“My Child” is a documentary, directed by Can Candan, about a very courageous and inspiring group of mothers and fathers in Turkey, parents of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. Not only have they gone through the difficult path of accepting their children for who they are, but have subsequently decided to share their experiences with other LGBT families and the public.

After the film, we talk to representatives of the Turkish community in The Hague and other interested parties. Can the subject be discussed in The Hague or is there still a long way to go? And what are the experiences of Turkish LGBT people and their parents here?

You are cordially invited to attend this evening and to participate in the subsequent dialogue. It is not only in Turkey that it is extremely difficult to discuss the position of LGBT people and their families. The subject is also sensitive in the Turkish community in the Netherlands. The director and some actors have come over from Turkey to share their experiences with you and answer your questions during this evening.

Director Can Candan: “From the moment we decided to make this film, in the fall of 2010, dozens of LGBT people have been killed in Turkey, and hundreds elsewhere in the world. We must end the violence and discrimination against LGBT people now. In this fundamental struggle for human rights, we can learn a lot from these courageous and inspiring parents.”

We would like to receive you at:

Saturday 30 November as from 16.00 pm
in theater Vaillant (Yellow Hall)
at 120 Hobbemastraat in The Hague.

We would appreciate it if you would forward this invitation to your members and/or supporters or other interested parties. In the appendices you will find the program and a short description of the documentary.

Click here for the trailers of the film.
Click here for more information about the film and its makers (in English)
Click here for information in Turkish.

In view of the limited capacity of the room and ordering the buffet meal, please register with Paul van Dort, email paulvandort@discriminationcases.nl, or by phone: 070-302 86 86.

We hope to welcome you on November 30th!