News Sport
Peter Tatchell hassled by officials during FIFA World Cup Pride Match protest
"They were sent to my seat and ordered me to give them the placard, saying it was prohibited," said Tatchell
Iran
News Sport
Iran and Egypt FIFA World Cup Pride Match to go ahead, organisers confirm
“We anticipate a lot of rainbow flags in the stadium and T-shirts with rainbow flags on them," said Hedda McLendon, Seattle FQC26’s senior vice president
News Sport
Eleven World Cup nations face scrutiny over anti-gay laws ahead of Pride Match
Peter Tatchell writes to FIFA seeking written confirmation from each country that no player will be excluded or punished for being gay
News Sport
Iran demands FIFA bans Pride flags at 2026 World Cup ‘Pride Match’
Iran is also asking for visa guarantees for players and staff, and enhanced security for the team
News World
Donald Trump reportedly mocks Iran’s supreme leader after being briefed on claims about his sexuality
Critics have described the claims as “manufactured”, “dark” and “paradoxical”
News Sport
Egypt and Iran demand FIFA blocks World Cup Pride Match over ‘cultural and religious sensitivities’
"Such activities are culturally and religiously incompatible with the two countries," wrote Egypt’s Football Association
News Sport
Seattle to host groundbreaking first World Cup ‘Pride Match’ featuring countries with anti-gay laws
"This match reflects our ongoing commitment to respect, dignity, and unity for all," says Seattle’s Pride Match Advisory Committee
Culture Music
Sevdaliza on the power of letting go as a queer woman, her new album HEROINA and unreleased music (EXCLUSIVE)
"Some songs reveal more of you than you’re ready for," says Sevdaliza
Life
‘My biggest dream is that there will be Pride in the streets of Tehran’
Growing up in Iran, where homosexuality is punishable with the death penalty, Majid Parsa (pseudonym) struggled to accept his sexuality - until he discovered Tehran’s secret gay scene. But it was only when he moved to the UK that he found love and liberation, as he reveals here in Attitude's Rainbow World feature
News World
Gay man in Iran executed on ‘sodomy’ charge, according to reports
It's thought Iman Safari-rad was executed with nine other people.
Culture Sexuality
Iran’s national car given homoerotic makeover to make a stand against anti-gay persecution
Non-profit organisation PaykanArtCar is commissioning different artists to transform a historic 1974 Paykan Hillman Hunter to promote human rights.
News World
Iran ‘executes two gay men on sodomy charges’
Mehrdad Karimpou and Farid Mohammadi have reportedly been put to death after first being arrested six years ago.
News World
Lesbian woman arrested in Iran for ‘supporting homosexuality’
Same-sex relations in Iran are punishable by death under Sharia law
News World
Amnesty calls for full investigation into non-binary gay man ‘beheaded by family’ in Iran
There are fears Alireza Fazeli Monfared's death could go "unpunished"
News World
Gay man ‘beheaded by relatives’ in Iran in suspected honour killing
"Beautiful soul" Alireza Fazeli-Monfared, 20, was about to flee to Turkey to be with his boyfriend, reports say.
Culture Film & TV
BBC World Service responds as Peter Tatchell slams homophobia in blog by Persian branch
The BBC had amended the "inappropriate" language of the 2020 blog post - but Tatchell says "the rot in BBC Persian must stop now"
Life Travel
Iran’s invisible people: LGBTQ life in a country where being gay carries the death penalty
Former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad once declared "there are no homosexuals in Iran?" A month spent passing through says otherwise.
News World
Iran’s Foreign Minister defends execution of gay people
He claimed it happens because the country has 'moral principles'
News World
Gay Air France stewards protest plans to make them fly to Iran
News World