Gay people in Iran pushed to change gender

[isanbirder]

The gay people pushed to change their gender

Iran is one of a handful of countries where homosexual acts are punishable by death. Clerics do, however accept the idea that a person may be trapped in a body of the wrong sex. So homosexuals can be pushed into having gender reassignment surgery - and to avoid it many flee the country.

By Ali Hamed

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29832690

I think most of us knew that gays in Iran faced the death penalty..... but for me at least it is news that hundreds have been forced to undergo gender reassignment surgery.

[robertthebruce]

How sad is this......

[Scott]

Yes, very, very sad.