Over four in 10 LGBT+ Iranians are victims of sexual violence and rape – with much of the abuse coming from their own families.
Moreover, many more families use physical violence against LGBT+ people. And many face violence and sexual abuse outside the home – at school, university and in public.
That’s according to the latest research from leading Iranian LGBT+ organization 6Rang. Shadi Amin, executive director 6Rang, said: ‘The results of this survey show that sexual violence and abuse in the family and in public spaces, workplace and educational settings are usually silenced without punishment and accountability for the perpetrators. ‘This community is even more deprived of the protection of the law and the judiciary than women. ‘Converse