The Ayatollahs want to make sure that their boyfriends who were forced to become their girlfriends are protected, but what about the Gays in Iran. Can't they be protected too?
By Lora Moftah @LoraMoftah[email protected] on May 27 2015 6:59 PM EDT
Iran's parliament advanced a bill this week that will strengthen legal protections for transsexual Iranians. A member of parliament is pictured walking past pictures of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (left) in parliament in Tehran, Nov. 1, 2011. Reuters
Iran advanced a bill in parliament this week that would strengthen legal protections for transgender people in the country -- a seemingly contradictory step for a country where homosexuality is not only criminalized but in some cases punishable by death.
But the Islamic Republic’s decades-old recognition of transsexuality and its financial support for transgender Iranians seeking sex-change procedures is something experts argue has helped to reinforce the strict gender divide that continues to undermine LGBT rights more broadly in Iran.
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http://www.ibtimes.com/iran-transgender-law-islamic-republic-advances-bill-prote
By Lora Moftah @LoraMoftah[email protected] on May 27 2015 6:59 PM EDT
Iran's parliament advanced a bill this week that will strengthen legal protections for transsexual Iranians. A member of parliament is pictured walking past pictures of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (left) in parliament in Tehran, Nov. 1, 2011. Reuters
Iran advanced a bill in parliament this week that would strengthen legal protections for transgender people in the country -- a seemingly contradictory step for a country where homosexuality is not only criminalized but in some cases punishable by death.
But the Islamic Republic’s decades-old recognition of transsexuality and its financial support for transgender Iranians seeking sex-change procedures is something experts argue has helped to reinforce the strict gender divide that continues to undermine LGBT rights more broadly in Iran.
Continue reading at:
http://www.ibtimes.com/iran-transgender-law-islamic-republic-advances-bill-prote