The Journey of an Iranian Queer Activist
by
Arsham Parsi, Marc Colbourne
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
To be gay in Iran means to live in the shadow of death. The country’s harsh Islamic code of Lavat is used to execute gay men, and LGBT individuals who avoid execution are often subjected to severe lashings, torture and imprisonment. It was in this unforgiving environment that Arsham Parsi came to...