Newsfront

May, 2010

Crossing OverTehran—Gay men and lesbians who are outed in Iran have been placed under arrest or beaten to death by vigilantes. The lucky ones escape the country with the help of groups such as the Iranian Railroad for Queer Refugees. The vio­lent reaction by religious fanatics is not unexpected. What is surprising is the tolerance of transsexuals by the Iranian government, which views sex change operations as a way to cure gay people of their "illness." That unfortunate posi­tion has p...