Wednesday, October 21, 2009

If you are gay and live in Iran where it is forbidden to be gay what do you do

If you are gay and live in Iran where it is forbidden to be gay what do you do?
A friend lives in Iran and I don't know what to tell him. He is 21. And it is basicly impossible to leave Iran.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered - 7 Answers
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1 :
Move to another country where you can be excepted. I know it's probably gonna be hard leaving your family and friends but thats why we have phones and computers. And ya I know I'm a muslim to even though I'm not gay so I suggest you might as well leave to find your lover and happily be gay.
2 :
I feel so sorry for him... I would just do my best to move out of there. How old is he by the way? If he's an adult I'm sure he can find some way to travel somewhere else. If he's young... I don't know, best keep it secret.
3 :
Hide, lie, marry, raise children, live a lie, and cheat secretly until the government wakes up. Just like people here who had to do the same when it was illegal to marry across races. Just like we had to do before sodomy laws were overturned in 2003. Like so many have to do everywhere.... One thing that might be constructive, is to get him out of the country, but not to the USA. We don't offer asylum to gays who can and are often killed for being who they are at home. More safe places are in Western Europe. Sweden may give him asylum, Norway, Iceland, Denmark, most of central Europe, South America is decent even... The US is sadly behind the times, and is simply cruel to return a gay to a country where he can be killed right off the plane.
4 :
careful there! religion is in question here. there are always so even in his country and is forbidden! if he's smart he will find his ways. sorry he have to earn his keep in his society.
5 :
I would do whatever I could to help him escape that world.
6 :
i have a close gay friend from Iran too. he is 19,and he has realy hard time there too. but he told me it is not impossible to have a relationship there. he is already dating! he told me he find another gay people in Yahoo GLBT chat rooms. he knows it is risky to do this kind of stuff,but he told me he had no other choices but taking risk. tell him he is not alone,and if he tries he will find someone. love you and wish you the best;-)
7 :
First of all, make sure he doesn't tell ANYONE about his sexuality, or it could mean the death penalty. He really needs to get out of there. You say it's basically impossible, but he really needs to find a way. Maybe he can make his way to the neighboring countries of Armenia or Azerbaijan, where homosexuality is perfectly legal. He's not safe there! Tell him that, please!