What does it mean to be gay in iran

It is our experience with our clients that in Iran, men simply do not address their sexuality. The Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Report stated that lesbians, gay or bisexual people who are not transgender may be required to undergo sex re-assignment surgery if their sexuality is discovered.

Which countries impose the death penalty on gay people?

In January , three men were decapitated in Saudi Arabia after being convicted of 'sodomy, same-sex marriage and incitement to paedophilia,' as per the Saudi Ministry of Interior. In , the Saudi Arabian government orchestrated a mass-execution of 37 men who were accused of espionage or terrorism, five of whom were also convicted of same-sex intercourse after one was tortured into confessing.

What it's like to be gay in Iran

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