Elif Shefak is a Turkish author who has written about sexual minorities in her novels. In an interview with CNN, she talks about why it took her so long to come out as bisexual. "I was so afraid of the backlash that this would create in Turkey," she says. 'It's hard to speak up in countries like Turkey'
International Women's Week on Intelligence Squared. On this episode we’re hearing a compilation from our award-winning podcast series How I Found My Voice which explores how some of the world's greatest artists and thinkers became such compelling – and unique – communicators. Our host for the series, BBC journalist Samira Ahmed, revisits conversations with writers Margaret Atwood, Bernardine Evaristo and Elif Shafak, actors Kate Winslet, Rose McGowan and Priyanka Chopra Jonas, singer Paloma Faith, Labour politician and Member of Parliament Jess Phillips, businesswoman Gina Miller, and comedian Katharine Ryan.
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