On the straight and narrow
“LIFE as a crossdresser here can be jolly,” says Savas Ay, a film-maker who has made a documentary on Turkish transvestites. “You just have to be rich and famous.” The trouble is, few of Istanbul's 2,500 or so transvestites and trans-sexuals meet Mr Ay's criteria.
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