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Originally posted by punkworld
This might give some useful info on Iran's weird little political system:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/619419.stm
Being homosexual bears the death penalty in Iran, but personal danger isn't really an issue... after all, you can just not have sex with anyone. But would that make leaving the country by gay men cowardice? Personally, I don't think so...
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I feel that an Iranian homosexual should try to change things, before leaving. If it is illegal to have gay sex, but not illegal to campaign to change that law, then I think it's a choice not forced. They can choose to change their country. Leaving instead of trying to make a change is betraying the rest of the homosexual community. Then again, the threat of death is pretty extreme. We have no such worries in the US, so we should still try to change the system, rather than moving.