Tag: Danial
Gay Man Sells His Kidney to Seek Refuge from Iran
A young, unschooled Iranian man has fled Iran in search of refuge on Turkish soil. Currently, LGBT passport-holding Iranians flee to Turkey since they require no visa to cross the border. Danial knew his challenges as a gay man from Iran were just beginning as he fled his family when his sexuality was revealed, without a passport.
Danial‘s father fled Afghanistan during war and turmoil in the 1980’s. Over 3 million Afghans transplanted to unwelcoming Iran. Children born there were...