Fact Sheet: #LGBTQ Community in #Iran Faces Deadly Violence and Severe Rights Abuses
Among the abuses faced by the LGBTQ community in Iran:
August 24, 2021
- Iran is one of only six countries that impose the death penalty for same-sex relations.
- The death penalty can and has been applied to juvenile LGBTQ individuals.
- Flogging and imprisonment are also imposed for many same-sex acts and cross-dressing.
- Activists are convicted of national security crimes for peaceful LGBTQ advocacy.
- Honor killings by LGBTQ family members are encouraged by lenient laws.
- 77% of LGBTQ people surveyed in Iran reported experiencing violence in homes and communities.
- LGBTQ children are unprotected from violence and frequently expelled from homes and schools.
- Any LGBTQ-related online content posted or shared is punishable by prison and flogging."
@zleap They already have those ideas. I've read a lot from Project 2025 and other RW sources.