Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual

While Iran's hardline Muslims shut down reformist newspapers, and parade 'errant' journalists through court, lesbian, gay and transgendered people struggle to survive. Meet an unlikely activist. [The Gully]

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A few years ago, surgeons pushed hysterectomies in Iran, "Now it's nose jobs and face-lifts." Perhaps sex changes, too. Censorship, press crackdown, and Googoosh. Problems facing the transgender community in NYC. Our ultra-queer coverage. NOVEMBER 13, 2000 . In the Islamic Republic of Iran,
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2. Saviz Shafaie: An Iranian Gay Activist Leader

Interview by Jack Nichols. [Badpuppy Gay Today]

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AN IRANIAN GAY ACTIVIST LEADER Interview by Jack Nichols Saviz Shafaie and other exiled Iranians are currently pondering results from Iran's recent presidential election, one in which a more moderate leader has been chosen by the overwhelming majority of a mostly youthful public. Shafaie, although
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Date Added: Apr 22, 2010 Hits: Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0

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3. Iranian Gays Bravely Unite Worldwide

Article by Patricia Conklin. [Badpuppy Gay Today]

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Iranian Gays Bravely Unite Worldwide Gay men and lesbians live in frightening closets in this ancient land once known as Persia. A theocracy, ever since fundamentalist religionists seized government control following a 1979 uprising against the autocratic Shah, primitive "religious"
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4. New Internationalist: Sexual Exiles

The story of Arman, who fled Iran in fear for his life. Explains why terror rules the lives of homosexual men and women in Iran.

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Arman fled his home country in fear for his life. He explains why terror rules the lives of homosexual men and women in Iran. In Iran today homosexuality is punished by arrest and even death, which makes coming out' practically impossible. Every lesbian and gay lives in almost complete isolation
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Date Added: Apr 22, 2010 Hits: Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0

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5. The Only Lesbian In Iran

Interview with Niloufar, who, growing up in Iran thought she was the only Iranian lesbian in existence. Article describes how the aftermath of September 11th has affected her as a lesbian Middle Eastern immigrant [The Gully].

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The first time I heard about homosexuality was in the context of the AIDS crisis, when gay men were being blamed for the spread of the disease. Women wait to cast their votes during the presidential elections, Tehran, June 8, 2001. Hassan Sarbakhshian JANUARY 23, 2002. Niloufar, 30, who has been
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6. Iran's Chief Prosecutor: Throw Homosexuals into the Fire

Discusses the Iranian government position on homosexuality.

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Throw Homosexuals into the Fire Tehran, Iran-- A chilling document that details recent troubling moves by the fundamentalist Iranian government has been forwarded to GayToday by Homan, the worldwide organization founded to protect gay men and lesbians within the borders of the Islamic Republic of
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Date Added: Apr 22, 2010 Hits: Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0

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7. The Gully: The Iranian Closet

When your family would rather see you dead than gay.

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