Arsham Parsi
From QueerBio.com
Country
Iran, Canada
Birth - Death
1981 -
Occupation
Activist
Description
LGBT Human rights activist, founder and head of the Iranian Railroad for Queer Refugees. Former Executive director of the Iranian Queer Organization and director of the organization's online magazine, Cheraq. Iranian member of the International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA), and ambassador of Iran in the International Lesbian and Gay Cultural Network (ILGCN). Author of his autobiography 'Exiled for Love' (2015). Recipient of numerous awards for his activism. Lives in exile in Canada.
