The relative acceptance trans folks once found in Iran is being destroyed by America’s culture war
Iran is one of the oldest civilizations on earth. Throughout its history, many forms of gender expression have been celebrated – from the acknowledgment of a third gender to men wearing makeup to distinguish their noble and higher status in contrast with cultures like the Greeks, who were seen as less civilized. Many have tried to argue for the rights of trans people by pointing out the more accepting attitudes of ancient Iranian civilization, an attitude that is at odds with the modern interpretation of masculinity and femininity. And a shift did begin to take place in the 1960s thanks […]