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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's comment that homosexuality does not exist in Iran like it does in the West is true... [MORE] |
Closeted Iranian in Sweden |
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Hello Dear All, I have got very surprised, very angry of this article and I do not understand really what is... [MORE] |
Seyed Mehdi Kazemi |
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The Chinese have a saying, roughly translated, that goes, "the one pointing his finger at another, has three fingers pointing... [MORE] |
closeted Iranian in Sweden |
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Excuse me, shall we perhaps look ourselves in the mirror for once?! Isn't homosexuality illegal in the U.S. military? Is... [MORE] |
Closeted Iranian in Sweden |
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sodomy laws were actually struck down in 2003 by the US supreme court in the case of Lawrence vs. Texas.... [MORE] |
Anonymous |
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It's wonderful that Mr. Parsi and Alizadeh have spoken out and I applaud their bravery but Scot Long is a... [MORE] |
Nastaran |
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Since antiquity Greek inspired western culture had a fascination with human bodies much like indigenous tribes of America and Africa... [MORE] |
Parviz |
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Ahmadinejad is for the most part misunderstood on purpose by those who report what he says and thus misunderstood by... [MORE] |
Closeted Iranian |
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If homosexuality does not exist in Iran, then why are Iranian citizens still being executed under Islamic law for practising... [MORE] |
Mart |
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I think the president Alphabet said "not the way you have it here". Otherwise he would have talked about human... [MORE] |
Kev |
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Students in the school of Islamic religion Named FEYZEAH are almost gay, Because having relation of men with men is... [MORE] |
Truth |
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad proudly announces that there are no gays in his country. Well, duh! Since the Shah was... [MORE] |
David L. Wylie |
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Ahmadinejad's comments about gays in Iran were not correctly translated. I am fluent In Persian and this is what he... [MORE] |
Marr |
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Where are the educated people in Iran and how do they sleep at night? You prop up a theocracy and... [MORE] |
JOHN R HABIB, M.D. |
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Most of the people posting on this forum would have made excuses for Hitler, too. You all make me so... [MORE] |
Sherisse Kyle |
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Evidently, Mr. Ahmadinejad is not the only person in the world who is guilty of censorship. You people are doing exactly... [MORE] |
Kamran |
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I don't see why Americans want Iranians to live by American standards. Polygamy is outlawed in the states & is... [MORE] |
Mugu Yaro |
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First of all, Mugu, don't talk about being "reasonable" when they *execute* homosexuals. We don't execute polygamists in the U.S.... [MORE] |
matt |
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The remarks of the president of Columbia University attest to the dire state of arrogance that prevails in many Western... [MORE] |
Closete Iranian |
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Iran is capital of literature and culture not the land of gays and lesbians.It is normal to exist at least... [MORE] |
Alen |
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"constant fear of execution and persecution and also social stigma associated with homosexuality." I'm really against torturing homosexuals & executing... [MORE] |
Viorelas |
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American people take prides in their liberty. But liberty does not mean barbarism............... [MORE] |
Rashed |
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If he can't accept that there are homosexual in iran he's likely couldn't think broadly as he is not capable of... [MORE] |
Abu Sayah |
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I like that .yes that is true. he is a short minded person . [MORE] |
solmaz |
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im sure what ahmadinejad said was lost in translation... its pretty obvious that in almost every "islamic" country, gay rights... [MORE] |
so cal |
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You are correct in everything that he said. As a foreigner living in Iran and a pretty good speaker of... [MORE] |
Leslie |
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No doubt there are thousands of gays and lesbians present in Iran. They do exists but according to Mr. Ahmadinejad,... [MORE] |
Masoomullah |
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I just thought someone should let you know, for your own sake, in response to your question to Mr Mr.... [MORE] |
MT |
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Perhaps the utterly ridiculous remarks and utterances by Mr. Ahmadinejad were in part truthful when he said they "don't have... [MORE] |
Steve |
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No one who critiques Mahmoud Ahmedinejad on this issue should forget that the ruling religion of the United States, evangelical... [MORE] |
Heather Franek |
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This is stupid propaganda. Even George Bush has criticised homosexuals in a country where it is completely legal to be... [MORE] |
Mugu Yaro |
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Even when a lot of people in America doesn't agree with homosexual conduct that doesn't mean they are persecuted, arrested,... [MORE] |
Albert M. |
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I think your characterization of evangelicals is misplaced. Sure there are particular Christians or particular churches that have very severe... [MORE] |
Atlantis |
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No big deal for a nation's leader to deny existance of certain things that they believed to be a sin... [MORE] |
A forgetful citizen |
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The comments by the president that gays do not exist in Iran I believe are misconstrues in the sense that... [MORE] |
William |
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The fact that your "lover" is in the closet should tell you he knows what he is doing is wrong.... [MORE] |
Mugu Yaro |
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No, it should tell you he's scared stiff. Mostly of people like you. Ironic, isn't it, how similar Islamic fundamentalists and... [MORE] |
Hannah |
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Let's face it, Iran tortures and murders its gay citizens. So don't tell me about American morality. The United States... [MORE] |
John |
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There we go again!! Another person who likes to make asumptions! To "assume" is to "make an ass of you... [MORE] |
Mugu Yaro |
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The queer question asked by the confessed homosexual claiming to have fled Iraq to The Haven For Homosexuals of America... [MORE] |
reinhold |
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I agree that having President Admadinejad to Columbia is a learning experience. I also agree that there is a time... [MORE] |
pride21 |
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Simple good manners & common courtesy demands that we treat our guests with a degree if decorum. To invite someone... [MORE] |
Mugu Yaro |
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I was curious about this issue for many reasons, but there simply was not enough info about Iranian policies regarding... [MORE] |
Jeff |
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Let it be what people think and do, because they do know in some point what they're heading to and... [MORE] |
florely |
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Just because the guy is right about the US being a place where people have no right to say anything... [MORE] |
patricia |
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Its USA killing women & children in Iraq, Afghanistan and all parts of the world. They support dictatorship around the... [MORE] |
Malang |
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once again we are dealing with a mind conditioned by a blood thirsty, people despising, patriarchal religion. the world will... [MORE] |
edward schmuckelheimer, lll |
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How is it possible to express the view that there are no homosexuals in Iran? The only argument that needs... [MORE] |
kell |
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becouse you dont belive on something it does not mean there are not exist. there are many of hemosexual and... [MORE] |
solmaz |
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I agree with your post about " there are no homosexuals in Iran." Your right you know, when your life... [MORE] |
Michele |
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Yep!! All humans are equal as they live on this earth. However we (other humans) imprison & sanction those who... [MORE] |
Mugu Yaro |
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Thank you for your response. You wrote "However we (other humans) imprison & sanction those who we (society) deem to... [MORE] |
Shooshoo |
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I was an educational adviser to the Shah's Iranian Govt in the late 70's and right throught the revolution in... [MORE] |
mohan |
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Since early ages of my life I found out that I'm gay, I live in a country that being gay... [MORE] |
Ali |
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as there may be Gay people here, the numbers are well below 1 percent. and for the people seeking assylum,... [MORE] |
Ebi |
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Many gay Iranians like Mr. Alizadeh have left the country and taken their talents with them. My gay Iranian friend's... [MORE] |
toshimaguy |
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There is no doubt that Ahmadinejad is as dumb as a rock, but on the other hand there is no... [MORE] |
nel |
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Mr. president Ahmadinedjad please open your eyes, don,t ignore and don't lay .It's enough to listen to you .You are... [MORE] |
jabbar |
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I can tell you from the experiance there are alotes of prostitution in Iran. If ever got chance go to... [MORE] |
John shamo |
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The laughter in the audience shows the illetercy of the western people.They were condeming the president when their behaviour was... [MORE] |
denn |
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that unnatural man,Alizadeh, is, i think, breaking the nature of humanitiy that is not to be in a real man. this... [MORE] |
cannibal1975 |
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It's interesting that people booed...as if to say "yes, they exist here, but they get killed and bashed and beat... [MORE] |
Oxbloodred |
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Ya,there are no Gays in Iran because they killed them all .....or are trying to. Their religion is not excepting... [MORE] |
Peter Cardarelli |
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the reality is that no homosexuals in Iran,if it is ,it will be something straneg and it is really rarely. that [MORE] |
cannibal |
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What he meant was there are no homosexuals in Iran that he knows of that are still alive! I cant... [MORE] |
michael j caudle |
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How can he be taken seriously now? [MORE] |
Mike Parisi |
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At least they have something good. [MORE] |
Maria |
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Are the Iranian people a different breed of earthlings? Every race have their own homosexuals. Yes, they don`t have them now.... [MORE] |
Ray |
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How ridiculous. It is not a 21st century phenom it's been forever everywhere and if someone doesn't understand that they... [MORE] |
david king |
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As an Iranian who has lived most of his adult life in the States and is familiar with the iranian... [MORE] |
Paul |
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Well that's just great! [MORE] |
Jo |
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I do'nt agree that Being gay is the right way to be sexually, but I do agree that this is... [MORE] |
darlene W. |
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well, it was very good for ahmadinejad to give an opportunity to express his opinions toward the world community. it... [MORE] |
tommy |
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I am uncertain as to who appeared to greatest clown at Columbia's Circus. The President of the University who extended an... [MORE] |
EB |
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You cannot see what you don't believe. This is the case for Iranian President Ahmadinejad. There are gay people in... [MORE] |
Robert Christofle |
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Ahmadinejad gets booed...it was quite funny... [MORE] |
Butch |
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Another great opportunity for Ahmadinejad to make a complete fool of himself on the international stage - again! [MORE] |
Peter |
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gays are killed in Iran. In Israel they are welcome into the military. [MORE] |
me |
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Living in that total state of denial which he seems to, doesn't Ahmadinejad remind you of Republicans, right here in... [MORE] |
marckie |
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How can we call ourselves "The Land of the Free" if we force others to believe what we believe. If... |
Nay |
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This may in large part be due to the lack of any "gay" category in Iranian culture. The concept of... [MORE] |
thomas |
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Though many seem quick to chide Iran's laws on homosexuality, no one seems to consider that until 2003 the United... [MORE] |
kwc |
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I think that Mr. Ahmadinejad is quite mistaken in stating that there are no homosexuals in Iran. Perverts live all over... [MORE] |
Kamran |
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Why aren't we worried about his warheads?... No but wait, in our own society gays are killed for who they... [MORE] |
Diblah |
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