Be like others : transsexuals in Iran / directed and produced by Tanaz Eshaghian ; produced by Christoph Jörg.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Eshaghian, Tanaz, director, producer.

Jörg, Christoph (Producer), producer.

Forties B (Firm), production company.

Independent Television Service, production company.

Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), publisher.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Persian

Subjects (All):

Gay people.

Gay people--Iran.

Gender identity--Iran.

Gender identity.

Homosexuality.

Trans people--Iran.

Trans people.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Feature films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (74 minutes)

Other Title:

Be like others : the story of transgendered young women living in Iran

Place of Publication:

Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2009.

Language Note:

In Persian with English subtitles.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

In Iran, according to Islamic law, homosexuality is punishable by death. However, sex-change operations are not only legal, they are embraced by a society that accepts male or female, but nothing in-between. This is an intimate, yet alarming, exploration of the grip of Iranian theocracy and the power of internalized shame and the lengths some people will go to conform.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed May 01, 2025).

OCLC:

1512262727