IranWire:

A new investigative report reveals the level of hate-mongering and hate speech used against sexual minorities in Iran, focusing specifically on Iranian authorities’ violation of LGBT people’s rights and their endorsement of anti-LGBT behavior.

The publication, entitled “It's a great honor to violate homosexuals’ rights,” is published by the Iranian Lesbian and Transgender Network 6rang (“6 Colors”), and covers Iranian authorities’ hate speech about homosexuality between 2011 and 2017. It clearly illustrates the extremes to which authorities have been prepared to go to incite hostility, discrimination and violence against people based on their sexual orientation and gender identity.

The report also highlights political controversies in Iran centered around the implementation of UNESCO’s Education 2030 Framework for Action, which emphasizes a need to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.” Rouhani’s government had decided in 2016 to adopt Education 2030 and integrate its guidelines into the country’s education system. But on May 7, 2017, only two weeks ahead of the presidential election, Ayatollah Khamenei sharply criticized the decision. "The UNESCO 2030 education agenda and the like are not agendas that the Islamic Republic of Iran should have to surrender and submit to,” Khamenei told teachers. “Why should a so-called international community — which is definitely infiltrated by the corrupt powers — have the right to make decisions for the various cultures among nations?" Following Khamenei’s speech, Iranian hardliners launched a concerted attack against the initiative and claimed, among other things, that UNESCO 2030 aims to recognize and promote homosexuality.

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