Monday, March 13, 2006
Mojtaba and the Gay Iranians
“I would like to ask a question of the people of the world: is there anyone
who can listen and understand what I’m saying? Is there any one who can save us?
To be gay and Iranian is worse than anything else! Do you think it is in my
hands to change my gayness? I am not god, able to change myself. Are we made
this way just to make you laugh? I think we gay Iranians have no future. We are
marginalized and persecuted. Should I stay here in Turkey to die in isolation,
or go back to Iran and be prepared for execution? Save us! Help us!”
- Mojtaba, "a
soft-spoken young man, is from Shiraz, a city of some 1,100,000 people in
southwest Iran"
The greatest fear that the IRI plays on is the darkness behind those veiled eyes.Here, you can read and contribute yourself, ideas, and financial support to the group that voices their concerns to the world.
