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LGBT history in Iran

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The history of LGBT people in Iran spans thousands of years. Homosexuality has been viewed as a sin in Islam, and is outlawed in almost all Muslim-majority countries, including Iran. In pre-Islamic Iran, a tradition of homosexuality existed, however most were intolerant of pederasty and sexual activity between two men, especially the Zoroastrians. According to Ammianus Marcellinus, Iranians were “far from immoral relations with boys”.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][excessive citations]

Janet Afary, a prominent Iranian American scholar in exile and a professor at Purdue University. Her book, *Foucault and the Iranian Revolution: Gender and the Seductions of Islam* (co-authored with Kevin Anderson, University of Chicago Press), features a notable chapter on same-sex relations in Iran. In this chapter, Afary argues that the current regime in the Islamic Republic of Iran is suppressing a long-standing tradition of homosexual culture that dates back over a thousand years. Afary is also working on a comprehensive history of sexuality in Iran.[16] She points out that classical Persian literature, including the works of poets like Attar, Rumi, Sa'di, Hafez, Jami, and even Iraj Mirza in the 20th century, is filled with references to homoeroticism and openly discusses beautiful young boys and the practice of pederasty (not to be confused with homosexuality between adult men).[16] Many of the famous love stories celebrated by these poets were between kings and their male servants or slaves. Sometimes, the beloved was the possession of a more powerful individual.[16] Outside of royal courts, homosexuality and homoerotic expressions were accepted in various public settings, including monasteries, seminaries, taverns, military camps, bathhouses, and coffee houses.[16] During the early Safavid period, male houses of prostitution were legally recognized and even paid taxes.[16]

Beginning in the mid-1980s, with the Islamic Government in power, as many as 7,000 homosexuals were hanged, shot, stoned, or burnt to death. Since the Iranian revolution in 1979, the punishment for homosexuality has been based on Sharia law, with the maximum penalty being death. Transgender people have never been officially addressed by the government leading up to the 1979 revolution, but, after the Islamic Revolution sex reassignment surgery has been allowed through Islamic Law.[17] The government provides up to half the cost of the procedure for those needing financial assistance, upon the provision of necessary documents and supporting proof of an identity disorder.[18][19]

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  17. ^ Saeidzadeh, Zara (27 October 2016). "Transsexuality in Contemporary Iran: Legal and Social Misrecognition". Feminist Legal Studies. 24 (3): 249. doi:10.1007/s10691-016-9332-x. S2CID 254508282.
  18. ^ Khoshnood, K.; Hashemian, F.; Moshtagh, N.; Eftekahri, M.; Setayesh, S. (2008). "T03-O-08 Social stigma, homosexuality and transsexuality in Iran". Sexologies. 17: S69. doi:10.1016/s1158-1360(08)72705-1. ISSN 1158-1360.
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