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i hope you realize that homosexuals in iran are sometimes forced to transition just so they don't get killed. >Iran is one of a handful of countries where homo
by fernandotakai 6y ago
i hope you realize that homosexuals in iran are sometimes forced to transition just so they don't get killed.
>Iran is one of a handful of countries where homosexual acts are punishable by death. Clerics do, however accept the idea that a person may be trapped in a body of the wrong sex. So homosexuals can be pushed into having gender reassignment surgery - and to avoid it many flee the country.
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29832690 https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29832690
- Gormisdomai 6y agoYeah Iran remains massively homophobic and hostile to LGBT rights - the variety of approaches taken shows that there is scope for the laws to be interpreted as compatible. I'd argue that claiming that LGBT rights are irreconcilable with Islamic law makes things worse overall.