Maryam Khatoon Molkara

Maryam Khatoon Molkara

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.

See Also

• Transgender Activists

Further Reading/Research

• 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
• https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/the-ayatollah-and-the-transsexual-21867.html

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