Mavi Boncuk |The first gay magazine of Turkey is ready to hit the shelves Aug. 5, giving more visibility to Turkish LGBT community, a portion of society that still faces significant discrimination in their daily lives. The magazine will be distributed for free at D&R stores across Turkey for a year, thanks to the sponsorship of a dating application.
The first cover has quite surprisingly been dedicated to the American pop diva Mariah Carey, who was interviewed by the magazine's music editor Cenk Erdem and gave a very warm response. Also, Turkish actress and singer Hülya Avşar was interviewed, saying she would not consider weird if her daughter one day told her she is gay.
“We want to break all of the taboos, but step by step,” says Emir Akgün, the young editor-in-chief of GayMag.