You Can Be Trans In Iran, But Being Gay Might Get You Killed

You Can Be Trans In Iran, But Being Gay Might Get You Killed

In 2019, a journalist asked Iranian Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif why people are executed in Iran for being gay. His response: “Our society has moral principles. And we live according to these principles … That means that the law is respected, and the law is obeyed.”Under Islamic law, homosexuality is a crime punishable by imprisonment or execution for those who violate it. One could assume the conservative Islamic regime would produce similar c…