Iran Pride Day
| Iran Pride Day روز افتخار رنگین‌کمانی‌های ایران | |
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| Genre | Pride Parade |
| Frequency | Annual, fourth Friday of July |
| Country | Iran |
| Inaugurated | July 23, 2010 |
| Most recent | July 28, 2018 |
| Next event | 26 July 2019 |
| Website | iranlgbt.com |
IranPride Day (Persian: روز افتخار ایران) is an annual event held on the fourth Friday of July (Persian: اولین جمعه مرداد) celebrating 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 their actions from the international community. In 2007, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad denied that there were no gay Iranians.[4] Nevertheless, a small group of 20 to 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 on a blog on July 2010.[1][7] Every year, Iranian LGBT activists gathered around the capital of Tehran and secretly took pictures of themselves holding rainbow flags and messages of tolerance. They had to hide their faces to avoid police harassment and possible prosecution.[2] Activists have taken photos of the event in other cities, including Kerman.[4] In 2017, for the first time, the organizers decided to hold the event 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]
Name
The event was first called Iranian LGBT National Day (Persian: روز ملی اقلیت‌های جنسی ایرانی).[8][4] Later, the event was known by other 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, a conservative newspaper in Iran, published a news piece about the event.[10] This article was picked up 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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