Tag: Jessica Stern
OutRight Action International Releases Free Download of Graphic Novel “Yousef and Farhad”
Following the Facebook serialisation of a love story Yousef and Farhad about a gay couple in Iran, OutRight Action International, the global human rights organisation, on Monday releases the full 20-page graphic novel to download for free.
Turkish Government Must Respect and Protect LGBTI People’s Right to Peaceful Assembly
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) today condemned the Turkish government’s use of pepper spray, water cannons, and rubber bullets to stop the 13th Istanbul lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) Pride Parade, which was scheduled to take place on Sunday, June 28.
Statement by IGLHRC on the U.S. Supreme Court
For weeks and months to come, Americans will celebrate today’s historic ruling – a dream come true for tens of thousands of LGBTI community members and tens of thousands of their loved ones and extended family, clergy, teachers, employers and allies across the country.
International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission Partners with Noted Cartoonist and Author
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) on Wednesday released video trailers in Farsi and English to promote its upcoming publication of a graphic novel about the struggles in Iran of two fictional gay men, “Yousef and Farhad,” created in partnership with Khalil Bendib, the Algerian-American political cartoonist and Amir Soltani, the Iranian-American award-winning author of “Zahra’s Paradise.”