The horrifyg murr of a 20-year-old gay man Iran has shed new light on how the crimalizatn of nsensual same-sex sexual nduct and genr non-nformy perpetuat systemic vlence and discrimatn agast lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex people (LGBTI), said Amnty Internatnal a tailed analysis issued to mark the Internatnal Day Agast Homophobia, […]
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- IRAN: MURR OF GAY MAN HIGHLIGHTS DANGERS OF STATE-SANCTNED AB AGAST LGBTI PEOPLE
- HAPPENING NOW: LGBT NIGERIANS JAILED AFTER PASSAGE OF NEW ANTI-GAY LAW
- WATCHDOG SAYS KILLG OF YOUNG GAY MAN IN IRAN HIGHLIGHTS NEED TO PROTECT LGBT RIGHTS
IRAN: MURR OF GAY MAN HIGHLIGHTS DANGERS OF STATE-SANCTNED AB AGAST LGBTI PEOPLE
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HAPPENING NOW: LGBT NIGERIANS JAILED AFTER PASSAGE OF NEW ANTI-GAY LAW
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The horrifyg murr of a 20-year-old gay man Iran has shed new light on how the crimalizatn of nsensual same-sex sexual nduct and genr non-nformy perpetuat systemic vlence and discrimatn agast lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex people (LGBTI), said Amnty Internatnal a tailed analysis issued to mark the Internatnal Day Agast Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersex-phobia and Transphobia. Friends of Alireza Fazeli Monfared, who intified as a non-bary gay man, told Amnty Internatnal that he was abducted by several male relativ his hometown of Ahvaz, Khuztan provce, on 4 May 2021. Alireza Fazeli Monfared’s btal murr expos the adly nsequenc of state fuelled homophobia and is a tragic remr of the urgent need to repeal laws that crimalize nsensual same-sex relatns and genr non-nformy.
WATCHDOG SAYS KILLG OF YOUNG GAY MAN IN IRAN HIGHLIGHTS NEED TO PROTECT LGBT RIGHTS
“Alireza Fazeli Monfared’s btal murr expos the adly nsequenc of state fuelled homophobia and is a tragic remr of the urgent need to repeal laws that crimalize nsensual same-sex relatns and genr non-nformy. The laws foster a permissive climate for homophobic and transphobic hate crim and legimize vlent, cludg adly, attacks agast people on the grounds of their real or perceived sexual orientatn or genr inty., ” said Diana Eltahawy, Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Ai at Amnty Internatnal.
Acrdg to dividuals terviewed by Amnty Internatnal who had known Alireza Fazeli Monfared for months or years prr to his murr, cludg his partner and a close iend, he had faced years of homophobic and transphobic harassment and ath threats by several male relativ bee he did not nform to the bary soc-cultural genr stereotyp and “norms” Iran. “It has the potential to enurage stigatn of vlence agast gay people and lbians. The man had been sentenced to the btal punishment by an Islamic urt for mtg “homosexual offenc.
But now, btal homophobic persecutn has h a new, unthkable low. Anyone who speaks out support of, meets wh, or participat a group advotg for the rights of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex (LGBTI) people also risks 10 years prison.