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[–]MarkTwainiac 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Just to clarify: homosexuality is not illegal in Iran, or most other places with anti-gay laws. Specific homosexual acts are. Even draconian codes of jurisprudence based on fundamentalist religious beliefs as represented by the Islamic Sharia and interpreted by Shia mullahs usually make a clear distinction between what people do and what they desire - and are grounded in an awareness that it's only realistic to prohibit people from committing certain actions/deeds rather than criminalizing having certain attractions and feelings.