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Under the Ayatollah’s Gaze: Queer, Iranian, and Unseen

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“This feeling I was nurturing… was punishable by death.”


This week on Outcast World, Graeme speaks with writer and doctor Majid Parsa, author of The Ayatollah’s Gazea compelling story about growing up queer in the Islamic Republic of Iran.


We explore forbidden desire, the underground queer scene in Tehran — full of joy, glamour, and danger — and what it means to party knowing your social gathering at home with friends could be raided at any moment.


Majid opens up about gender performance, state surveillance, religious expectation, and the power of queer intimacy in places where even the word “gay” is unspeakable.


A conversation about shame, courage, exile — and the quiet ways queer Iranians keep finding each other.

---THIS IS OUTCAST WORLD ---


Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review.


This helps us become easier to discover. Please take time to rate the show and if you're enjoying the podcast then take time to comment about it wherever you listen. ////


//// Check us on Insta, Youtube and TikTok @thisisoutcastworld /////


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“This feeling I was nurturing… was punishable by death.”


This week on Outcast World, Graeme speaks with writer and doctor Majid Parsa, author of The Ayatollah’s Gazea compelling story about growing up queer in the Islamic Republic of Iran.


We explore forbidden desire, the underground queer scene in Tehran — full of joy, glamour, and danger — and what it means to party knowing your social gathering at home with friends could be raided at any moment.


Majid opens up about gender performance, state surveillance, religious expectation, and the power of queer intimacy in places where even the word “gay” is unspeakable.


A conversation about shame, courage, exile — and the quiet ways queer Iranians keep finding each other.

---THIS IS OUTCAST WORLD ---


Like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and please leave a review.


This helps us become easier to discover. Please take time to rate the show and if you're enjoying the podcast then take time to comment about it wherever you listen. ////


//// Check us on Insta, Youtube and TikTok @thisisoutcastworld /////


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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