See also:

• Regional: Asia: Society and Culture: Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual  (4)
• Regional: Middle East: Society and Culture: Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual  (1)
• Society: Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual  (3,468)

• Homan - the Iranian Lesbian, Gay, Lesbian, and Transgendered Organization - Non-profit support organization for the Los Angeles Iranian lesbian, gay, and bisexual community. Articles, news, contact information and links.

• The Gully: The Iranian Closet - When your family would rather see you dead than gay. (November 20, 2003)
• The Only Lesbian In Iran - Interview with Niloufar, who, growing up in Iran thought she was the only Iranian lesbian in existence. Article describes how the aftermath of September 11th has affected her as a lesbian Middle Eastern immigrant [The Gully]. (January 23, 2002)
• Iran's Chief Prosecutor: Throw Homosexuals into the Fire - Discusses the Iranian government position on homosexuality. (October 9, 2001)
• A Mother Takes On The Ayatollah - While Iran's hardline Muslims shut down reformist newspapers, and parade 'errant' journalists through court, lesbian, gay and transgendered people struggle to survive. Meet an unlikely activist. [The Gully] (November 13, 2000)
• Acceptance: Iranian Homosexuals are Excluded, Even Abroad - Opinion piece. [The Iranian] (September 16, 1999)
• Iran Transvestite Film Draws Militant Fire - Article describing how viewers leaving a cinema in Isfahan were attacked after seeing a film about an Iranian who resorts to cross-dressing in an effort to emigrate to the United States. (December 15, 1997)
• Saviz Shafaie: An Iranian Gay Activist Leader - Interview by Jack Nichols. [Badpuppy Gay Today] (May 27, 1997)
• Iranian Gays Bravely Unite Worldwide - Article by Patricia Conklin. [Badpuppy Gay Today] (February 3, 1997)
• New Internationalist: Sexual Exiles - The story of Arman, who fled Iran in fear for his life. Explains why terror rules the lives of homosexual men and women in Iran. (March 1, 1992)