A Mother Takes On The Ayatollah - While Iran's hardline Muslims shut down reformist newspapers, and parade 'errant' journalists through court, lesbian, gay and transgendered people struggle to survive. Meet an unlikely activist. [The Gully] Saviz Shafaie: An Iranian Gay Activist Leader - Interview by Jack Nichols. [Badpuppy Gay Today] Iranian Gays Bravely Unite Worldwide - Article by Patricia Conklin. [Badpuppy Gay Today] New Internationalist: Sexual Exiles - The story of Arman, who fled Iran in fear for his life. Explains why terror rules the lives of homosexual men and women in Iran. Iran Transvestite Film Draws Militant Fire - Article describing how viewers leaving a cinema in Isfahan were attacked after seeing a film about an Iranian who resorts to cross-dressing in an effort to emigrate to the United States. The Only Lesbian In Iran - Interview with Niloufar, who, growing up in Iran thought she was the only Iranian lesbian in existence. Article describes how the aftermath of September 11th has affected her as a lesbian Middle Eastern immigrant [The Gully]. Iran's Chief Prosecutor: Throw Homosexuals into the Fire - Discusses the Iranian government position on homosexuality. The Gully: The Iranian Closet - When your family would rather see you dead than gay.