This report provides a comprehensive historical and legal context regarding the status of women, girls, and LGBTIQ+ persons in Iran since the establishment of the Islamic Republic in 1979. It delves into the events that precipitated the uprising and examines its aftermath, alongside the plight of the LGBTIQ+ community within the protest framework.
Hate speech and propaganda against the LGBTQ+ community were used during and after the nationwide anti-regime protests to spread fear of the protests, report finds.
The current study considers the various kinds of experiences of violence among LGBTI people —categorized under structural and social violence—in Iran in specific settings. The settings studied here are access to legal recourse within the judiciary branch of the government, healthcare settings such as hospitals and clinics, the education system, public spaces, and households of the individuals.
The report addresses hateful representations of homosexual people by Iranian authorities through analysis of official speech in media.