جدا از اینکه چه حکومتی در ایران حکم فرما و چه آینده ای در انتظار ما است، لازم است به عنوان افراد همجنس گرا ذهن روشنی درباره خواست های خود داشته باشیم. فهرست کردن خواسته های دست کم کمک خواهد کرد راهی که باید پیموده شود را بهتر پیدا کنیم.در سرفصل های زیر خواسته هایی که جنبه خاص برای افراد همجنس گرا دارند مشخص شده ... [ مطالعه ادامه ]

By Ali Hamedani and Soroush Pakzad BBC World Service Zahra Sadiqi Hamedani speaking to BBC Persian in May 2021 For the first time, two women known to have been lesbian have been sentenced to death in Iran. It marks a new stage in the Islamic republic’s persecution of LGBT people. “My biggest hope in life is to raise the rainbow ... [ مطالعه ادامه ]

Zahra Seddiqi Hamedani was arrested in Iran in October 2021 as she was trying to cross the border into Turkey. Two women have been condemned to death in Iran because of their links to the LGBTQ+ community on social media, human rights groups have reported. Zahra Seddiqi Hamedani, 31, and Elham Choubdar, 24, were found guilty of a number of charges by ... [ مطالعه ادامه ]

By: Jeremy Williams Alireza Fazeli Monfared was only 20 years old when he was murdered by family members in his home country of Iran in May 2021. Reports by LGBTQ organizations and press in the area stated Fazeli Monfared was kidnapped by his half-brother and two cousins who beheaded him and dumped his body under a palm tree near the city of Ahvaz. The ... [ مطالعه ادامه ]

The Sarasota World Affairs Council (SWAC) has announced that Judy and Dennis Shepard, parents of the late Matthew Shepard, will provide the introduction to SWAC’s April 5 lecture, which features Iranian LGBTQ+ activist Arsham Parsi. The event will take place at New College at 6:30 p.m. in the Sanier Pavilion. Parsi lives in exile in Toronto, Canada where he founded and operates the International Railroad ... [ مطالعه ادامه ]