Gay free zone?

Gays should be hanged, says Iranian minister – timesonline.co.uk: Homosexuals deserve to be executed or tortured and possibly both, an Iranian leader told British MPs during a private meeting at a peace conference, The Times has learnt.
Mohsen Yahyavi is the highest-ranked politician to admit that Iran believes in the death penalty for homosexuality after a spate of reports that gay youths were being hanged.
President Ahmadinejad, questioned by students in New York two months ago about the executions, dodged the issue by suggesting that there were no gays in his country.

Minutes taken by an official describe a meeting between British and Iranian MPs at the Inter-Parliamentary Union, a peace body, in May. When the Britons raised the hangings of Asqari and Marhouni, the leader of the Iranian delegation, Mr Yahyavi, a member of his parliament’s energy committee, was unflinching. He “explained that according to Islam gays and lesbianism were not permitted”, the record states. “He said that if homosexual activity is in private there is no problem, but those in overt activity should be executed [he initially said tortured but changed it to executed]. He argued that homosexuality is against human nature and that humans are here to reproduce. Homosexuals do not reproduce.”

For those interested, there’s also a series of videos on Youtube about homosexuals in Iran, which can be seen here:

1.- Part 1 of 3
2.- Part 2 of 3
3.- Part 3 of 3



  1. Dallas says:

    Ouch. That’s pretty harsh, IMHO.

    At least the Republicans and Christians would rather love us to death and simply take our rights away. I guess that’s better than torture.

  2. NappyHeadedHo says:

    NOT THE LESBIANS!! I like to watch…

  3. NappyHeadedHo says:

    I’m betting the minister is a toe-tapping, wide stance kinda guy.

  4. http://tinysig.com/GlobalWarmer says:

    Lesbians, probably not, but most guys, gay or straight, want to be well hung.

  5. http://tinysig.com/GlobalWarmer says:

    Never mind, I guess they didn’t specify hanging.

  6. GigG says:

    Next headline: Liberals Call for US Invasion of Iran

  7. Nick says:

    Finally… a place for Westboro Baptist.

  8. morram says:

    All this mideast stuff reminds me of America in the 60s and early 70s. It wasn’t that long ago that this country voiced the same sentiments toward anyone not a WASP.

  9. Frank IBC says:

    The “Yesbut”s attack.

  10. JimR says:

    To all Iranians, Mohsen Yahyavi is homosexual. It’s true. He is protecting himself by appearing to hate homosexuals. He is trying to trick you. Get rid of him now.

  11. The Answer says:

    I so hope #11 is telling the truth. That I have to see.

  12. Angus says:

    So THAT’S why Iran has no Homosexuals.

  13. tallwookie says:

    sooo… I guess that a campaign to proclaim Mohammad as secretly gay isnt in the cards then?

  14. Rob says:

    I don’t get it – the GOP should be lovin’ them some Iran now! Why do we want to bomb them again?

  15. flyingelvis says:

    Wow, never thought i’d agree with an Iranian leader. What’s the world coming to?

  16. The Monster's Lawyer says:

    No shit? Mohammad is gay? Who’d a thunk it? But I guess it only makes sense. All the Muslim laws are slanted in favor of men and against women. Hey, now that I think of it, so is the Catholic religion. Hmmm…to much to think about….
    Then again, who cares?

  17. OhForTheLoveOf says:

    Mohsen Yahyavi is the highest-ranked politician to admit that Iran believes in the death penalty for homosexuality after a spate of reports that gay youths were being hanged.

    In related news, Iran’s approval rating is up 22% among Republicans (except, of course, for Log Cabin Republicans).

  18. #18

    In another news, the Hispanic American support for Iran rose 90%

  19. Mr. Fusion says:

    In other news today, Pat Robertson endorsed Mohsen Yahyavi for Iranian President. In a statement, Reverend Robertson said “It ain’t no religion as we know it, but damn, I like the way this towel head talks”.

  20. comrade aleksey says:

    who cares?


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