ماده 124‌-قانون اساسی ایران اسلامی- هر‌گاه كسي ديگري را از روي شــــهوت ببوســــد تا ۶۰ ضربه شـــلاق تعزير ميشود‌

“Asr Iran” news and analysis website: Transsexualists are different from homosexuals and hermaphrodites

Tehran based “Asr Iran” interviewed Mehdi Saber, a forensic psychologist, after the movie Facing Mirrors had premiered in Tehran theatres three months earlier; because the movie “probably brought the issue of transsexualism into the Iranian public attention for the first time. A Tehran University graduate, Saber described transsexualism and “the issues facing those suffering from it.”

“Unlike hermaphrodites, transsexuals are completely men or completely women… so they don’t have any physical or seeming problems. They don’t have any biological problems either.” Saber added “the disorder in transsexuals is in their emotions, tendencies… meaning a physical, biological female has male emotions, tendencies and behaviors. She believes she should have been a man. Her male emotions and tendencies are trapped in a female body.”
When asked about the differences between homosexuals and transsexuals, Saber explains: “A male homosexual knows that he is a male, yet has tendencies towards other men… a homosexual never wants to undergo sex change operations.” He explains that being a transsexual is a mental disorder, but “we should not forget that ‘mental disorder’ doesn’t necessarily mean a serious mental disorder like people who are abnormal with unnatural behaviors… the parents might gradually realize that the behavior of their child is different from other members of their gender.”
Dr. Mehdi Saber explained how Iranian parents deal with this problem. “Some parents might even encourage the different behavior of their ill child in early years of childhood, because those behaviors might come off as interesting and funny… but [as the child grows] those behaviors worry the parents.”
He says that children like this are “obviously blamed, belittled and are sometimes given insulting titles. Parents get worried after the child reaches the college years, since these behaviors become more visible and they are frightened that their child has a sexual deviation (perversion)… Most families blame these children, reject (disown) and confront them… We don’t see many families understanding the disorder in their children and visiting psychologists for consultation… It is the children who visit psychologists after contentions with families and being disowned.” He points out that while the families resist acceptance of the “disorder”, personal studies and visiting [sources] on the net allows children to realize that there is a disorder in them that needs to be addressed. According to Saber, this “resistance” from the family’s side is “natural” because “this is not a problem that can be easily accepted. Families fall into contention and a sense of guilt. Parents sometimes accuse each other for causing this problem in their child’s behavior. As a result of these quarrels, children suffering from the sexual disorder leave home.”
On the religious side, Saber notes that a person called Fereydoun Pourmalek Ara was the first person to visit Ayatollah Khomeini in Paris (where he lived in exile prior to the Islamic Revolution of 1979 in Iran) and explained the issue. After the revolution, Ayatollah Khomeini gave him the permission to undergo the operation. “The late Imam [Khomeini] released a Fatwa stating that sex change operations are not problematic from a religious standpoint, if they are approved by skilled specialists.” He explains that the permission for the operation must be issued by the “Iranian Legal Medicine Organization”, after the case being approved by numerous “psychology experts” and other experts in the organization including surgeons and OB/GYNs.
According to him, there are 750 – 1500 transsexual individuals in Iran’s 75 million population. “The number of people visiting the organization is much higher than this, but realization of the people who really suffer from this very disorder” is up to the experts to decree.
He believes that the “Facing Mirrors” movie was produced “based on detailed and correct research and it portrays the person suffering from the disorder in an expressive way.”
“The movie has functioned very well in enlightening the public as to the challenging issue, considering the existing limitations for discussing this subject. Generally it was an instance of cinema’s service to the society” Saber concludes.

‘I’m a gay man’: Prison Break star Wentworth Miller comes out as he takes a stand against Russia’s homophobic laws

Television star Wentworth Miller announced he was gay on Wednesday in order to take a public stand against homophobia in Russia.

The Prison Break star declined an invitation to a Russian film festival after the country passed a series of anti-gay laws.

The 41-year-old Prison Break star had been asked to attend the St. Petersburg International Film Festival.

‘As a gay man, I must decline,’ he wrote in his reply, which was made public by the campaigning group GLAAD.

Must decline: Wentworth Miller, shown in September 2010 at a film premiere in Japan, announced he was gay on Wednesday as he declined an invitation to a Russian film festival due to that country’s discriminatory laws against gays

‘I am deeply troubled by the current attitude toward and treatment of gay men and women by the Russian government,’ Wentworth added in his letter.

‘The situation is in no way acceptable, and I cannot in good conscience participate in a celebratory occasion hosted by a country where people like myself are being systematically denied their basic right to live and love openly,’ he said.

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Wentworth said if circumstances improved he would be free to make a different choice – adding that he had ‘a degree of Russian ancestry’ and had enjoyed past visits to the country previously.

Television star: Wentworth, shown at left in 2005 on Prison Break and right in 2010 in Resident Evil: Afterlife, was championed for taking a stance

The actor was immediately praised by gay rights advocates.

‘Wentworth’s bold show of support sends a powerful message to LGBT Russians, who are facing extreme violence and persecution: you are not alone,’ said GLAAD spokesperson Wilson Cruz in reference to the country’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

‘As people from across the globe continue to speak out against Russia’s horrific law, more celebrities and corporations should follow his courageous lead in openly condemning Russia’s anti-LGBT law,’ he added.

Major announcement: Wentworth, shown in March 2008, said he could not in good conscience attend the Russian film festival

Russian President Vladimir Putin in July signed a law banning the adoption of Russian-born children by gay couples.

Putin in June signed another bill that classified ‘homosexual propaganda’ as pornography and provides for fines and arrest for those making it accessible to minors.

A law passed in 2012 also banned public gay pride events in Moscow for the next 100 years.

The Russian laws have sparked protests in the US where some gay rights advocates have poured Russian vodka in the streets.

The laws also have caused some concern among athlethes who will be heading to Russia for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games.

"آیا زمان آن نرسیده است

که این دریچه باز شود باز باز باز

که آسمان ببارد

و مرد، برجنازه مرد خویش

زاری کنان نماز گذارد؟"

دیپلمات ها در حمایت از “داور همجنس گرا” فوتبال بازی می کنند.

شرکت کنندگان چهارمین همایش شبکه محلی از ۱۹ کشور جهان و کارکنان سفارتخانه های مختلف در آنکارا، در یک رقابت فوتبال در ۱۵ام ماه مارس شرکت کردند. این رقابت به منظور اعلام حمایت و همبستگی با “خلیل ابراهیم دینچه دا” نخستین داور همجنسگرای ترکیه -که اقدام به برون آیی- نموده، ترتیب داده شد.  وی به علت گرایش جنسی اش از فدراسیون فوتبال ترکیه اخراج شده و به همین دلیل مبارزه ای قانونی علیه فدراسیون به راه انداخته است.

فوتبال عرصه انحصاری مردان دگرجنسگرا نیست. زنان و همچنین افراد گی و لزبین هم می توانند از فوتبال لذت ببرند. در حالی که تبعیض آَشکاری علیه “دینچه دا” به علت گرایش جنسی اش مشاهده می شود، نه تنها افراد دگرباش جنسی(لزبین، گی، بایسکسوال، ترانس سکسوال و ترانسجندر) بلکه تمام علاقمندان به فوتبال نیز حمایت خود را بر علیه این تبعیض اعلام نموده اند. دبیر کل سازمان کائوس جی ال “علی ارول” قبل از مسابقه به خبرنگاران گفت: “حریت دیلی نیوز” یکی از روزنامه های پرمخاطب و مهم ترکیه، پوشش گسترده ای را برای این مسابقه  به همراه آلبوم عکس اختصاصی در نظر گرفته است.

به دنبال این مسابقه گردهمایی “فوتبال علیه تبعیض” در دانشگاه آنکارا برگزار شد و “پیار پوار” مدیر اجرایی انجمن FAIR (فوتبال علیه تبعیض در اروپا) و “لو انگلفیلد” از گروه ” فوتبال در مقابل همجنسگراهراسی” و “زجکو بلیس” از گروه qSport در کورتیا، در ارتباط با ورزش و همجنسگراهراسی سخنرانی کردند.

مبارزه “دینچه دا” علیه همجنسگراهراسی در حیطه فوتبال

“دینچه دا” طی ۲ سال گذشته علیه فدراسیون فوتبال ترکیه مشغول مبارزه قانونی بوده است. فدراسیون اتهامات وارده مبنی بر اینکه وی به جای استناد بر عملکردش به دلیل گرایش جنسی اخراج شده است را تکذیب نموده است.

“دینچه دا” می گوید: یک گزارش کارشناسی که در دادگاه پذیرفته شده است، نشان می دهد که فدراسیون علیه وی تبعیض قائل شده و به احتمال بسیار زیاد، در دادرسی ۲۱ام ماه می، مجبور به پرداخت غرامت به او شده است.

او همچنین از فدراسیون درخواست کرده که حقوق داوری اش در فدراسیون اعاده شود. وی گفت  علاوه بر این، در صورت عدم پذیرش خواسته اش توسط فدراسیون فوتبال ترکیه، به سازمانهای بین المللی فوتبال از جمله FIFA و UEFA شکایت خواهد کرد.

پی نوشت:

ادامه این مسابقات در شهر به زودی در شهرهای کایسری و دنیزلی هم برگزار خواهد شد. سازمان کائوس جی ال،  از پناهحویان دگرباش مقیم این شهرها برای تماشای این مسابقات و حمایت از این حرکت دعوت به عمل آورده است.

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شب ها دراکولای غمگینی که من بودم

و عشق یک بیماری بدخیم روحی بود

تنهایی ام محکوم به سکس گروهی بود

سیگار با مشروب با طعم هم آغوشی

یعنی فراموشی فراموشی فراموشی

بعد از تو الکل خورد من را مست خوابیدم

بعد از تو با هر کس که بود و هست خوابیدم

بعد از تو لای زخم هایم استخوان کردم

با هر که میشد هر چه میشد امتحان کردم

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با گریه و صابون و خون و تو خود ارضایی

دل خسته از گنجشک ها و حوض نقاشی

رنگ سفیدت رو به روی بوم میپاشی

لیوان بعدی قرص های حل شده در سم

باور بکن

از هیچی دیگر نمیترسم

پشت سیاهی های دنیامان سیاهی بود

معشوقه ام بودی ، هستی ، نخواهی بود

بعد از تو الکل خورد من را

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