Tragedy of Gay Teens Hanged by Iran is Now an Opera

Ξ April 7th, 2007 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Homophobia |

Tragedy of Gay Teens Hanged by Iran is Now an Opera

Iran’s barbaric hanging of two gay teenagers in July 2005 has generated much controversy in gay communities and political circles across the globe, and last July gays, human rights advocates and opponents of the death penalty gathered in dozens of cities and countries to commemorate the hanged teens. We also issued a demand an end to all capital punishment and increased respect for gays everywhere.

A story in the latest issue of Southern Voice reports on one young gay man’s creative way of processing his grief and concern about the hangings — with an opera.