Iranian Official Sentenced to 100 Lashes and Exile for Same-Sex Conduct
A court has sentenced a former Iranian cultural official to 100 lashes after convicting him of having sexual relations with another man. Well, that’s quite a headline, isn’t it? It immediately conjures up images of a harsh reality, a world away from the freedoms many of us take for granted. The fact that this individual was a former cultural official, someone who presumably had a hand in shaping the very values of the society, adds another layer of complexity to the story. It’s a stark reminder of the hypocrisy that can exist within any system, regardless of its ideological foundation.
The sentence itself – 100 lashes and two years of exile – is brutal.… Continue reading
Matt Underwood