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"When Ayatollah Khomeini came to power in 1979, he enforced strict Islamic custom that made homosexuality punishable by death. Surprisingly, though, the state treats transsexuals differently, allowing sexual reassignment surgery and in some cases even paying for it. But the fatwa allowing the surgery has a grim drawback: families, therapists, and the state see gender [...]"
<https://www.queerty.com/why-the-iranian-state-pressures-gay-men-to-undergo-gender-reassignment-surgery-20150409>