Many gay men have been pressured by their families to become transgender – or are forced to flee the country in order to save themselves. As a result, Iran ranks as second in the world, following Thailand, for gender realignment surgeries.
Interestingly, transgender people are considered heterosexual and will not be persecuted if they complete gender confirmation surgery, which may be partially funded by the state. Any activity outside heterosexual marriage is viewed as a violation of religious law.
After 2,500 years of a continuous monarchy, Iran became an Islamic Republic governed by Sharia Law – making homosexuality a crime subject to the imprisonment, corporal punishment, and execution.Īt its core the issue is intercourse. In February 1979, the Persian Empire came to an end.
0 kommentar(er)
