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Exiled for love : the journey of an Iranian queer activist / Arsham Parsi ; with Marc Colbourne.
Van Pelt Library HQ75.8 P373 A3 2015
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Parsi, Arsham, 1980- author.
- Colbourne, Marc, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Parsi, Arsham, 1980-.
- Parsi, Arsham.
- Gay men--Iran--Biography.
- Gay men.
- Gay rights--Iran.
- Gay rights.
- Iran--Social conditions--1997-.
- Iran.
- Social conditions.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- 220 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Black Point, NS : Roseway Publishing, [2015]
- Summary:
- To be gay in Iran means to live in the shadow of death. The country's harsh Islamic code of Lavat is used to execute gay men, and LGBT individuals who avoid execution are often subjected to severe lashings, torture and imprisonment. It was in this unforgiving environment that Arsham Parsi came to terms with his identity as a gay man. When a close friend committed suicide after his family learned he was gay, Arsham felt compelled to act. Risking his life as well as the safety of his family, he used the anonymity of the Internet to speak out about the human rights abuses against LGBT people in his country. In 2005, Parsi learned that an order had been issued for his arrest and execution. He was forced to seek refuge in neighbouring Turkey until, thirteen months later, he was granted asylum in Canada. Exiled for Love follows Parsi's incredible journey from his first understanding of his sexual orientation to his eventual exile. It explores the reality for LGBT people in Iran through the deeply personal and inspiring story of his life, escape and continuing work as an activist. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- United Nations High Commission for Refugees, Ankara, Turkey 1
- Beginnings 5
- A Difficult Realization 12
- Mehdi 17
- The Letter 26
- Basic Training 34
- A Whole New World 40
- Finding Community 49
- Shiraz Comes Out 55
- Arash 61
- Dubai 70
- Reaching Out 78
- A Celebration of Voice 83
- My Birthday 89
- Leaving 99
- Entering Limbo 110
- Registration 117
- Kayseri 130
- The Interview 139
- Resettlement 150
- Farhad and Mojtaba 160
- A Jihad for Love 172
- The Canadian Embassy 180
- A Second Birthday 184
- Making Connections 189
- The United Nations 198
- We Exist 202
- Family 205.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1552667014
- 9781552667019
- OCLC:
- 907948148
- Publisher Number:
- 99963170872
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