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- After the execution of two "gay" boys ( just 14 and 16 at the time of their "crimes" ), GayTehran.com looks at the motives behind Iran's new repression. click here.
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"In Iran we don't have homosexuals like in your country," explains President Ahmadinejad. Audience laughs. "In Iran we do not have this phenomenon. I don't know who's told you that we have it," he explains. More laughs and boos.
(03.54)
CBC Documentary -
Out in Iran, Inside Iran's Secret Gay World Part 1 of 3.
21 February 2007 (09:27)
CBC Documentary -
Out in Iran, Inside Iran's Secret Gay World Part 2 of 3.
21 February 2007 (07:53)
CBC Documentary -
Out in Iran, Inside Iran's Secret Gay World Part 3 of 3.
21 February 2007 (05:00)
Al Arabiya TV on sex change operations in Iran
3 July 2007 (04:58)
"Under the Pale Blue Sky"
Two Iranian teenagers executed on 19 July 2007. (04:29)
A brave women in Iran fights back against the morality police
(04:58)
Iranian porn !
(00:18)
Iranian queen gives a dance lesson.
18 February 2006 (01.53)
Two Iranians try to look macho on a treadmill.
(00.27)
Bahai Faith Discriminates against Homosexuals.
1 September 2007 (07:39)
Counter Argument that Bahai Faith Doesn't Discriminate against Homosexuals.
1 September 2007 (10:00)
NEWS
17 July 2008
Two gay Iranian refugees stranded in India.
IRQO.net
14 July 2008
Moscow bans a protest outside the Iranian Embassy which had been planned for 19 July to mark the third anniversary of the execution of two boys in Iran for homosexuality
PinkNews.co.uk
14 July 2008
Two Iranian gay refugees in Turkey have spent many months on the breadline but are still in a legal limbo. They claim they have not received any response from the UNHCR even about their initial interviews.
IRQO.net
10 July 2008
Independent Irish senator David Norris appealed for the reversal of a deportation order against a gay Iranian who faced possible execution if returned to his home country
IrishTimes.com
10 July 2008
Russian gays plan protest to mark the third anniversary of the execution in Iran of two boys for homosexuality
mpetrelis.blogspot.com
4 June 2008
Gay Iranian given unconditional right to stay in the United Kingdom. His Iranian boyfriend had been executed.
WorkersLiberty.org
2 April 2008
"Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would approve" - journalist questions a Human Rights Watch report on Iran, implying its' insistence on obtaining clear evidence of gay executions might be pandering to the regime's own propoganda
Queerty.com
31 March 2008
Human rights activist Scott Long examines the issue of gay rights in the context of Iran
Guardian Unlimited
31 March 2008
Greek Government decides against deporting gay Iranian refugee
PinkNews.co.uk
29 March 2008
Now MPs join fight to stop gay Iranian refugee's deportation from the U.K.
The Independent
28 March 2008
British peer argues that there is only one ethical option open to the British Government and that is for the Home Secretary to block the deportation of an Iranian gay refugee
The Independent
28 March 2008
Human Rights Watch urges the Iranian Government to release 30 men arrested in Esfahan in February and investigated for alleged homosexual conduct
Human Rights Watch
27 March 2008
Blogger attacks British politician George Galloway for supporting the Iranian government's explanation for the execution of a man who was the boyfriend of an Iranian now seeking refuge in the U.K..
godlessliberalhomo.blogspot.com
15 March 208
Gay Iranian refugee requests guarantee that he can stay in the U.K.
The Independent
13 March 2008
Gay Iranian refugee gains temporary reprieve from the British Home Secretary
BBC News
13 March 2008
Dr Philip Hensher, a regular columnist for Britain's Independent newspaper, pulls no punches in attacking the Government's apparent reluctance to prevent a gay Iranian's deportation back to Iran stating that "Few of us..... will congratulate ourselves on living...... in a country whose officials hardly seem to notice any more when they have blood on their hands."
The Independent
13 March 2008
The centre left Dutch political party, D-66, asks the Dutch Government to negotiate with the U.K. regarding the fate of a gay Iranian man
nisnews.nl
13 March 2008
More than 60 British peers sign letter to the Home Secretary appealing for him to intervene to prevent a gay Iranian's deportation to Iran
Independent.co.uk
13 March 2008
The U.K.'s Lesbian and Gay Foundation appeals to the public to sign an online petition against the deportation of a gay Iranian refugee to "certain death."
LGF.org.uk
11 March 2008
Gay Iranian refugee who fled to Holland will be deported back to the U.K.
BBC News
11 March 2008
MEP to raise the case of Iranian gay refugee in the European parliament
PinkNews.co.uk
10 March 2008
Blogger relates some key points from a recent lecture given by Professor Janet Afary at Columbia University on queer life in Iran. She argued that anti-homosexual sentiment among the ruling class first emerged strongly in the early twentieth century, ironically as part of a drive by Iranians to achieve "modernity".
dyneslines.blogspot.com
9 March 2008
Blogger Paul Canning on the British Government's dismal record in helping Iranian gay refugees
paulcanning.blogspot.com
7 March 2008
Iranian lesbian also faces possible deportation from Britain
The Independent
7 March 2008
"Squalid Priorities". In a damning editorial on the British Government's apparent refusal to protect a gay refugee from possible execution, the newspaper writes "It is a curious paradox that, while our Government is often perfectly happy to pour scorn on repressive regimes abroad, when it comes to offering asylum to the persecuted inhabitants of such countries, all this righteous anger seems to evaporate."
The Independent
7 March 2008
British MP Simon Hughes writes "My strong view is that, in the present political climate, no person who is lesbian or gay should be sent back to Iran."
The Independent - Commentators
6 March 2008
With gays facing execution, British Home Office is mad to say there is no evidence of gay persecution in Iran.
Adamboulton.typepad.com - Sky News
6 March 2008
Why is Britain determined to deport gay Iranian to almost certain execution ?
The Independent
6 March 2008
Dr. Janet Afary gives a lecture at Columbia University in which she explores the rich history of homosexuality in Iran and the considerable degree of tolerance in pre-modern times contrasting with the insistence of some Iranians today that the gay identity in Iran is new and unprecedented
ColumbiaSpectator
26 February 2008
Iranian gay refugee may face deportation from the United Kingdom
Scoop.co.nz
26 February 2008
Short review of a BBC documentary - "Transexual in Iran" - includes a link for downloading the film
Daily Telegraph Online.
25 February 2008
Hundreds of Iranians opt for transexual operations
BBC News
25 February 2008
British Transexual blogger gives his opinion on a BBC programme exploring the lives of transexuals in Iran
http://lisalisajason.livejournal.com
21 February 2008
Desperate gay Iranian refugee appeals for help from Malaysia
UKGayNews.org
21 February 2008
Iranian gays living in fear of their lives
YNetNews.com - similar to report above on UKGayNews.org.uk
15 February 2008
Iranian family agree to their son's sex change operation on condition that as a woman he promises to wear the chador
AsianSexGazette.com
8 February 2008
Amnesty International says two Iranians face imminent execution over alleged homosexual rape.
PinkNews.co.uk
18 January 2008
New film on Iranian transexuals claims that Tehran's leading specialist surgeon performs more transgender operations than are carried out in an entire decade in France.
NewsDay.com
18 January 2008
A new Iranian cartoon movie "Persepolis" features an adventurous middle class Iranian who goes to Europe where she falls in love with a gay student and on returning to Tehran her experiences lead her to seek out therapy
bendweekly.com
13 January 2008
Convicted gay Iranians will probably be thrown out of a helicopter claims blogger
Anti-Mullah
12 January 2008
AIDS rate doubles in the holy city of Qum and almost half of those infected are from the theological colleges
MuslimNews.co.uk
8 January 2008
Death threats follow Iranian artist's exhibition featuring photos of gay Iranian exiles wearing the mask of the prophet Muhammad.
Artinfo.com
4 January 2008
Two youths in Iran might be facing execution for "gay" crimes.
UK Gay News
27 December 2007
Dutch Court Denies Iranian Teen's Asylum Plea
Advocate.com
7 December 2007 -
Judge in "homosexual rape" case sentenced youth to death ignoring all the evidence says Iranian journalist.
Queerty
6 December 2007 -
Iranian youth executed for "homosexual rape" allegedly commited when he was just 13 and despite withdrawal of confessions by his accusers.
BBC News
5 December 2007 -
Iranian youth executed.
365gay.com
5 December 2007 -
Execution of Iranian youth - "A shameful and outrageous travesty of justice".
Windy City Times.
4 December 2007 -
Iranian Execution of man who was a young teenager when he had "gay sex" will go ahead say judges.
Everyone Group
3 December 2007 -
Young "gay" Iranian man sentenced to death for a second time. There may be only a few hours remaining before the sentence is executed. Last minute campaign to save his life launched.
Indybay.org
3 December 2007 -
Dutch museum says no to gay work by Iranian artist which might offend Muslims.
TheAge.com
1 December 2007 -
Fighting AIDS in Iran difficult due to taboos.
Washington Post.
29 November 2007 -
U.S. Set to Deport Gay Iranian.
Znet.
16 November 2007 -
Iranian Judges pardon child previously sentenced to death for sodomy.
Bay Area Indymedia.
8 November 2007 -
IGLHRC Campaigns To Halt Execution Of Child Convicted Of Sodomy in Iran .
San Francisco Bay Times.
30 October 2007 -
Iranian Kurdish Boy to be Executed for Underage Homosexual Act.
MidEastYouth.com
25 September 2007
Brian Whitaker in response to President Ahmedinejad's remark that there are "no homosexuals in Iran", writes about the Iranian city of Qazvin, the constant but of Iranian jokes, and also comments on gay scandals at the Shah's court which contributed to the 1979 revolution.
Guardian
July 2008
The International Gay And Lesbian Human Rights Commission denounces gay executions in Iran
GBMNEWS.COM
News 18 April 2007 -
Iranian Queer Organization appeals on behalf of gay blogger deported to Iran.
OTHER ARTICLES
Article summarizing the situation facing transsexuals in Iran
Wikipedia.org
FORUM DISCUSSIONS ON OTHER WEBSITES
March 2008 onwards
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