Laurence Rasti – There are no homosexuals in Iran | LensCulture

There Are No Homosexuals in Iran – Photographs and text by Laurence Rasti | LensCulture

In Iran, homosexuality is punishable by death—yet, with courage and conviction, the people in these portraits choose the truth, even if they must keep it obscure in the public eye

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In Denizli, a small town in Turkey, hundreds of Iranian gay refugees have put their lives on pause waiting to join one day a host country where they can freely live their sexualities. In this context of uncertainty where anonymity is the best protection, this series of photographs questions the fragile nature of identity and gender concepts. It tries to give back to those people a face that their country has temporarily stolen.