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== Coverage == |
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In July 2010, [[Resalat Newspaper]], one of the conservative newspapers in Iran |
In July 2010, [[Resalat Newspaper]], one of the conservative newspapers in Iran published a news piece about the event.<ref>{{cite news|title=ايراني نماهاي همجنس گرا هم صاحب روز اختصاصي شدند!!!|url=http://old.resalat-news.com/Fa/?code=34125|agency=روزنامه رسالت|language=[[Persian language|Persian]]}}</ref>. This article has been picked by several popular conservative media in the country.<ref>{{cite web|title=تعیین روز برای همجنسگرایان ایرانی|url=http://www.tabnak.ir/fa/news/111197/%D8%AA%D8%B9%DB%8C%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%87%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%B3%E2%80%8C%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C|website=تابناک|language=[[Persian language|Persian]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=تعیین روز برای همجنسگرایان ایرانی|url=http://old.alef.ir/vdcfvxde.w6d1jagiiw.html?79046|website=الف|language=[[Persian language|Persian]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=تعیین روز ملی برای همجنسگرایان ایرانی!|url=http://fararu.com/fa/news/52894/%D8%AA%D8%B9%DB%8C%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2-%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%87%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%B3%E2%80%8C%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C|website=فرارو|language=[[Persian language|Persian]]}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:34, 27 August 2018
IranPride Day (Persian: روز افتخار ایران) is an event on 4th Friday of July (Persian: اولین جمعه مرداد) to celebrate the diversity and identity of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and other LGBT people in Iran.[1][2][3]
History
In Iran, homosexual behavior is punishable by death.[2] According to Omar Kuddus, a UK-based Iranian gay rights activists, the Iranian government also uses trumped-up charges to execute and persecute gay people while disguising it from the international community. In 2007, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad denied that there were any gay Iranians.[4] Nevertheless, a small group of 20-30 LGBT activists, calling themselves "Queers" (Persian: رنگین‌کمانی‌ها), has been celebrating IranPride Day since 2010.[5][6] The day was first announced by a group of Iranian LGBT activists whom are has announced this day on a blog on July 2010.[1][7]. Every year, Iranian LGBT activists gathered around the capital and secretly took pictures of themselves holding flags with messages of tolerance and rainbow flags. They had to hide their faces to avoid police harassment and possible prosecution.[2] Activists have taken photos in other cities, including Kerman.[4] In 2017, for the first time, the organizers decided to hold the march in the open when they were offered the first float in the Amsterdam Gay Pride parade, although they had to cover their faces in order to avoid prosecution upon their return to Iran. About the 2017 event, organizers said, “Our grief is not dimmed, but we, the rainbows of Iran are screaming our happiness as a shape of resistance and we keep our euphoria alive as the torch of justice.”[2]
Names
IranPride Day has been called Iranian LGBT National Day (Persian: روز ملی اقلیت‌های جنسی ایرانی) at the beginning[8][4]. Later, the event has been called by many names such as Iranian Queers National Day (Persian: روز ملی دگرباشان).[9], Iran LGBT Day (Persian: روز رنگین‌کمانی‌های ایران) and finally IranPride Day (Persian: روز افتخار ایران).
Coverage
In July 2010, Resalat Newspaper, one of the conservative newspapers in Iran published a news piece about the event.[10]. This article has been picked by several popular conservative media in the country.[11][12][13]
See also
References
- ^ a b توکلی, نیاز. "یادداشتی پیرامون روز ملی اقلیت‌های جنسی ایرانی". رادیو زمانه.
- ^ a b c d Gremore, Graham (July 27, 2017). "After holding 'Secret Pride' for years, Iranian LGBTQs plan to publicly march for the first time". Queerty.
Since 2010, they have been holding a "secret Pride" every summer
- ^ Hoff, Victor (July 27, 2012). "Merry National Day Of Sexual Minorities, Iran!". Queerty.
Annual National Day of Sexual Minorities in Iran, when members of the country's LGBT community and their allies declare a measure of personal freedom in the repressive country
- ^ a b c Littauer, Dan (July 27, 2012). "Iran gays celebrate national LGBT day". Gay Star News.
- ^ Pedram, Hamed. "Witness Statement of Hamed, an Iranian homosexual". Iran Human Rights Documentation Center.
- ^ "درباره رنگین‌کمانی‌ها". روز رنگین‌کمانی‌های ایرانی (in Persian).
- ^ "اولین جمعه مرداد، روز ملی رنگین‌کمانی‌های ایرانی". IranWire (in Persian).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "گزارشی از مراسم بزرگداشت روز ملی اقلیت‌های جنسی در ایران" (in Persian). سایت خبری راه کارگر.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ Ghahreman, Saghi. "در ستایش بزرگسالی". مجله چراغ (in Persian).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "ايراني نماهاي همجنس گرا هم صاحب روز اختصاصي شدند!!!" (in Persian). روزنامه رسالت.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "تعیین روز برای همجنسگرایان ایرانی". تابناک (in Persian).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "تعیین روز برای همجنسگرایان ایرانی". الف (in Persian).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "تعیین روز ملی برای همجنسگرایان ایرانی!". فرارو (in Persian).
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