Iran

LGBTQ people, women, Kurds, Afghans, and all the people who have been persecuted by the regime have now found solidarity under the slogan, “Woman, Life, Freedom.”

Zahra Sediqi Hamedani and Elham Chubdar received the death penalty for “spreading corruption”

As the LGBTQ landscape rapidly changes across Africa and the Middle East, new leaders continue to emerge. These leaders are helping to create a world where love is love, no matter where you live.

Article 234 of Iran’s penal code punishes sexual intercourse between men with the death penalty. But the regime conceals such executions to prevent international protests.

The Iranian government is extremely anti-LGBTQ and is routinely condemned by human rights groups for its frequent use of the death penalty.

They will become the first queer Muslim elected official in the state of Georgia’s history, and the second Iranian-American serving in Atlanta.

If it wasn’t for veiled scriptures and rules across Abrahamic religion, would there have ever been “religious” justifications to persecute people based on same-sex sexuality and gender diversity?

“We know that we could be arrested, killed, executed for doing this.”

LGBTQ people face violence and severe repression around the world. Biden has the power to help in several countries.

“Don’t go near those who have had the COVID vaccine. They have become homosexuals.”

In case you needed a reminder, or a reference. Because we’re sure you want to remember all of this.

“When someone goes against nature, the one who created nature takes revenge on him.”

“They would rather carry out mass surgeries than executions because they know the world is watching them.”

His “solidarity” doesn’t extend far enough to give LGBTQ asylum seekers visas or allow U.S. embassies to fly rainbow flags.

Immigration officials say there’s no “proof” that he’s gay beyond living together with his boyfriend and testimony on his behalf from LGBTQ organizations.

Why would anyone think that the administration would ever change its tune on LGBTQ rights? Or that the religious right would go along with it?

Donald Trump might not even be aware of his campaign, but Mike Pence is supposedly on board.

Three years ago, Iran hung a teenager to death for being gay. This young man could face a similar fate.

The death sentence is always cruel and unjust punishment, but this is beyond the pale.

A recent study of 51 ancient tombs shows that burial rites likely included a third gender beyond male and female.