Difference between revisions of "Maryam Khatoon Molkara"
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | Transgender rights activist who was instrumental in changing laws in the country to allow sex change operations. Also known as Maryam Hatoon Molkara. | + | Transgender rights activist who was instrumental in changing laws in the country to allow sex change operations. She lobbied the government to obtain a fatwa, issued in 1986 after her meeting with Ayotollah Khomeini, that enabled sex reassignment surgery within the legal system of Iran. Founder of the Iranian Society to Support Individuals with Gender Identity Disorder (ISIGID). Also known as Maryam Hatoon Molkara. |
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* http://www.salon.com/2005/07/28/iran_transsexuals/ | * http://www.salon.com/2005/07/28/iran_transsexuals/ | ||
* http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/02/world/as-repression-eases-more-iranians-change-their-sex.html | * http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/02/world/as-repression-eases-more-iranians-change-their-sex.html | ||
| + | * https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/the-ayatollah-and-the-transsexual-21867.html | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:52, 15 June 2020
Country
Iran
Birth - Death
1950 - 2012
Occupation
Activist
Description
Transgender rights activist who was instrumental in changing laws in the country to allow sex change operations. She lobbied the government to obtain a fatwa, issued in 1986 after her meeting with Ayotollah Khomeini, that enabled sex reassignment surgery within the legal system of Iran. Founder of the Iranian Society to Support Individuals with Gender Identity Disorder (ISIGID). Also known as Maryam Hatoon Molkara.
