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Sexual minorities

The rejection of the rights of sexual minorities in the shadow of tyranny and patriarchy/Baran Nazarpour

Writing about the violation of fundamental family rights of LGTB+ individuals in an oppressive and patriarchal society like Iran is like writing with a fragile candle in the midst of a storm of darkness and injustice. More than two hundred years have passed since the French Revolution and more than a hundred years since the […]...

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Created By: Baran Nazarpour
February 19, 2021

The transgender person who rented a house with artificial beard for living!/Conversation with Mari Mohammad.

Economic crises, especially in recent years and with the spread of the coronavirus virus, have greatly affected all aspects of human life and have also caused serious problems in meeting basic needs. In the midst of this, vulnerable and marginalized groups have faced even more pressure and serious damages, including sexual minorities. Sexual minorities, due […]...

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Created By: Mari Mohammadi
September 22, 2020

A look at the laws and punishments for homosexuality during the past 13 years in Iran / Rezvaneh Mohammadi

Recently, in the month of Khordad this year, the Herana news agency reported on the summoning and interrogation of a number of members of the sexual and gender minority community following their presence in popular Instagram live streams. According to the report, these individuals have been threatened that if they continue their activities, they will […]...

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Created By: Razvaneh Mohammadi
September 22, 2020

Love and Relationship in Prison; “Mat Bazi” The Secret Name of Suppression/Rezvaneh Mohammadi

When the topic of love is brought up in prison, most likely everyone thinks of a romantic relationship between a man and a woman who have been separated, or a romantic relationship between a mother and her child. And when the topic of family is brought up, people will only imagine a heterosexual family. But […]...

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Created By: Razvaneh Mohammadi
August 22, 2020

ین The challenges of elderly people’s lives by Kuyer/Malika Zarin

In general, aging and increasing age is a challenging phenomenon. However, living as an elderly person can bring other challenges in addition to the usual challenges faced by older individuals. In a society where sexual and gender minorities are faced with systematic oppression and pressure from the Islamic Republic, and where being in a same-sex […]...

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Created By: Malika Zarini
June 21, 2020

Report on the situation of transgender prisoners in ward 240 of Evin Prison/Reza Maddi

A section called “Transgender Ward” located on the third floor, section 240, has two long corridors and approximately 40 large cells, each equipped with a bathroom and shower. There are no beds in these cells. Additionally, each cell has three surveillance cameras. If prisoners are given razors to shave, a male guard is present in […]...

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Created By: Raha Haghjou
November 22, 2019

Different approaches to dealing with sexual work; the situation of sexual minorities in this field / Rezvaneh Mohammadi

Notes: 1- The Impact of the Swedish Model in France: A Chronicle 2- Sweden’s Abolitionist Discourse and the Effects of the Law: A Study...

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Created By: Admin
September 23, 2019

Sexual minorities in prison; the challenge of categorizing prisoners based on gender / Rezvaneh Mohammadi

“The prison should be nothing but deprivation of freedom.” (Georges Pompidou, President of France 1974-1981) Michel Foucault sees the prison as a mechanism for behavior modification, made possible by the deprivation of freedom within the legal system. (Surveillance and Punishment, 288) Sexual minorities, like other members of society, may violate laws and be sentenced to […]...

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Created By: Razvaneh Mohammadi
August 23, 2019

Sexual minorities and the dual stereotype of gender/Rezvaneh Mohammadi

“متن راست چین” “Right-aligned text” Razvaneh Mohammadi Sexism refers to any form of discrimination, prejudice, or bias based on gender or sex. This term gained popularity during the second wave of feminism and the period between the 1960s and 1980s. Sexism can include giving superiority to one gender over another or limiting the abilities of […]...

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Created By: Razvaneh Mohammadi
July 23, 2019