*Living with my lesbian partner where it's illegal to be gay from BBC News, Jun 2016. "Sometimes I feel for my mother - she is nearly 70 and is a religious person. I can't argue with her and I fear she might not be able to bear all this.
*REFUGEE STORIES from Iranian Railroad for Queer Refugees (IRQR), 2018. Many short life stories from LGBT people born in Iran.
*Iran: Discrimination and Violence Against Sexual Minorities from Human Rights Watch, Dec 2010. "He said they picked him up as he was leaving work, handcuffed him, and drove him to his home. He said they pushed him out of the car, beat him, and forced him inside, where they sexually assaulted him."
*Being Lesbian in Iran from Out Right Action International. "This video highlights findings in recent report by OutRight about the the human rights of lesbians in Iran, in law, policy, and practice."
LGBT Rights in Iran from EQUALDEX
Iranian Queer Organization (IRQO) - "Defending human and civil rights of Iranian gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, and transsexual individuals living in Iran or as refugees in diaspora"
Homosexuality in Iranian Criminal Law,International Society for Hunan Rights (ISHR)
Gunshots fired as 30 men arrested in Iran accused of being gay, Pink News, 21 April 2017
*How Iran's anti-LGBT policies put transgender people at risk from DW, Apr 2020. "You should imagine that [after] you change your sex, you go to another society which is totally foreign for you, totally new for you, and you have to deal with that."
*HOMOSEXUALITY IN IRAN: A DIVIDED SOCIETY from MEDIA FUGEES, "Now that I have been living away from home for a few years, I must say being gay was tough in Iran, but it doesn’t mean it is great elsewhere, including in Western countries. Gay villages, ” Pride” parades and gay marriage do not mean homophobia has been eradicated. "
For reports about LGBT situation in Iran, read these. Being Transgender in Iran / Being Lesbian in Iran / The situation of LGBT children in Iran.