Iran

Rick Santorum Condemns the Execution of Gays in Iran

Penn Bullock October 8, 2011

But would he support jailing them? That question wasn't asked. The Washington Blade reports: Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum on … [Read more...] about Rick Santorum Condemns the Execution of Gays in Iran

Andy Towle September 23, 2011

Yesterday, at a meeting with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is in New York for the UN General Assembly, CNN's Wolf Blitzer asked … [Read more...] about Ahmadinejad Calls Homosexuality an ‘Ugly Deed’ to the ‘Detriment of Humanity’, Says No Known Gays in Iran: VIDEO

Andy Towle September 6, 2011

Like the horrific executions in 2005 (image below, more graphic at link), several men have reportedly been hanged in Iran for engaging in gay sex, … [Read more...] about Three Men Reportedly Executed in Iran for Gay Sex

Andrew Belonsky August 20, 2011

Can LGBT Egyptians make space for themselves in a post-Mubarak world? Outlook unclear: "Egypt’s gays emerged buoyed from the uprising that … [Read more...] about News: General Mills, Avengers, Lobster, Iran

Andy Towle August 12, 2011

Rick Santorum has compared same-sex marriage to sex with animals, has said that it's "common sense" to keep gays … [Read more...] about Rick Santorum Says Iran ‘Tramples the Rights of Gays’: GOP Debate VIDEO

Andy Towle June 16, 2011

The fashion police are out in force in Iran, the Guardian reports: Thousands of special forces have been deployed in Tehran's streets, … [Read more...] about Iran Enforces Ban on Necklaces, ‘Glamorous Hairstyles’ on Men

Andy Towle June 1, 2011

Here's a kickstarter campaign for a documentary/love story with an interesting premise — to reunite a binational couple:"I Am the … [Read more...] about Filmmaker Hopes to Reunite Gay Binational Couple After 33 Years

Andy Towle May 18, 2011

Brave woman."Parvaz was first held and interrogated in Damascus, Syria's capital, upon her arrival there on April 29 to cover anti-government … [Read more...] about Watch: Al Jazeera Journalist Dorothy Parvaz Recounts 19 Day Detention in Syria and Iran

Steve Pep January 22, 2011

Remember when Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addressed a crowd at Columbia University in 2007 telling them the following ridiculous … [Read more...] about Ahmadinejad: Homosexuality Is “Against The Human Spirit”