Transgender Rights on the Horizon? The Ramifications of Recent Trans* Legislation in the Gulf

It is astonishing how Quranic verses and Islamic teachings can often be mined for arguments in alleged “support” of unlikely candidates, such as the trans* community. Iran, which is hardly a bastion of LGBT rights, endorses sex reassignment surgery (SRS) in a misinformed bid to curb homosexuality—conflating gender dysphoria with attraction to the same sex. […]

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