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December 22, 2025

Number 109

How can we recognize and cope with our inner homophobia? / Azita Dosti

Homophobia, which in Persian translates to homophobia, is a term that refers to negative and discriminatory attitudes towards homosexuality. This word may be used to describe any kind of unfair behavior towards all sexual minorities. These negative attitudes may target the appearance and clothing, orientation, lifestyle, type of sexual relationship, or even behaviors and personalities […]...

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Created By: Azita Dousti
May 21, 2020

گرComplexities of widespread violations of the rights of sexual and gender minorities / Malikazargar

Why is the 17th of May important as the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Transphobia, and Intersexphobia? What challenges does this day bring us? When we talk about discrimination against sexual and gender minorities, what are we really talking about? In the laws of the Islamic Republic, same-sex behavior is considered a crime and even […]...

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Created By: Malika Zarini
May 21, 2020

Public baths; Gender and Sexual Minorities/ Hiraad Aryaafar

Poverty and unemployment, alongside cultural issues, are considered as the main reasons for sexual labor in present-day Iran. It can be said that economic poverty, along with cultural and emotional poverty, has created a suitable environment for sexual labor. Family instabilities, addiction, running away from home, discriminatory laws, and criminalization of non-traditional sexual orientations are […]...

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Created By: Hirad Ariyaeifar
May 21, 2020

Digital Gender Gap; Two hundred sayings, as there is no half-action/Elham Amani

Gender Digital Divide in Iran Iranian society, in terms of citizens’ access to the internet and modern technology, digital citizenship, and the digital gender gap, has its own unique features and paradoxes. While 17% of graduates from higher education are in the fields of communication and information technology, and nearly 50% of them are women, […]...

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Created By: Elahe Amani
May 21, 2020