{"id":38992,"date":"2016-06-09T18:20:43","date_gmt":"2016-06-09T22:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/gay-mullah-who-conducted-same-sex-weddings-flees-iran-because-of-death-threats-video\/"},"modified":"2016-06-09T18:20:43","modified_gmt":"2016-06-09T22:20:43","slug":"gay-mullah-who-conducted-same-sex-weddings-flees-iran-because-of-death-threats-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/gay-mullah-who-conducted-same-sex-weddings-flees-iran-because-of-death-threats-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Gay Mullah Who Conducted Same-Sex Weddings Flees Iran Because of Death Threats: VIDEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Gay Mullah Who Conducted Same-Sex Weddings Flees Iran Because of Death Threats: VIDEO<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Gay-Mullah-Flees-Iran.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Gay-Mullah-Flees-Iran.jpg?resize=480%2C300\" alt=\"Gay Mullah Flees Iran\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Gay-Mullah-Flees-Iran.jpg?w=480 480w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Gay-Mullah-Flees-Iran.jpg?resize=300%2C188 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>A <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2015\/11\/inside-molenbeek-the-troubled-brussels-neighborhood-linked-to-terror-in-paris\/\">mullah<\/a>&nbsp;known only as Taha&nbsp;says he was forced to flee <a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2015\/07\/iranian-movie-star-forced-apologize-tweet-supporting-sex-marriage\/\">Iran<\/a> after receiving death threats for marrying same-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">couples<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Homosexuality is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2014\/12\/when-then-presidentmahmoud-ahmadinejad-declared-in-2007-that-there-are-no-gays-in-iran-hewas-correct-in-one-sense-no-one-l\/\"><strong>illegal<\/strong><\/a> in Iran and punishable by imprisonment, torture or execution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Now living in Istanbul, Turkey, Taha told the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-36276965\">BBC<\/a> his sexual orientation was exposed when he started officiating same-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> marriages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/middle-east\/gay-mullah-flees-iran-for-conducting-same-sex-weddings-a7073301.html\">Via The Independent:&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With homosexuality taboo in Iran,&nbsp;Taha, the <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> mullah, attempted to keep his sexual orientation hidden, but was exposed after&nbsp;he began conducting <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> weddings.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-36276965\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;BBC,<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;Taha said: &ldquo;Yes, I conducted <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> weddings. The last few months were very difficult. The authorities questioned me several times about my choice of friends.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They were saying&nbsp;I am a cleric and I shouldn&rsquo;t be meeting <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a>. The other mullahs were suspicious about my sexual orientation and threatened me with death.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2>RELATED:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2015\/05\/iran-cracks-down-on-homosexual-and-devil-worshipping-hairstyles\/\"><em>Iran Cracks Down on &lsquo;Homosexual&rsquo; and &lsquo;Devil Worshipping&rsquo; Hairstyles<\/em><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><span>The BBC&rsquo;s Ali Hamedani also spoke&nbsp;with two Iranian <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> refugees, one of whom&nbsp;explains how mullahs &ldquo;prayed at our execution ceremonies&rdquo; but he now hopes Taha will perform his wedding ceremony.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The news drew a variety of comments on social media.&nbsp;One user <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThusSpeaksYHWH\/status\/740683447799324672\">wrote<\/a>, &ldquo;He is kidding, there are no <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gays<\/a> here. Man up.&rdquo; Another <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wissamtarif\/status\/740809250142834689\">tweeted<\/a>, &ldquo;Is he too Gay to be mullah and too mullah to be a <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> refugee in Canada? Taha the good <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">man<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Watch the interview&nbsp;below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2016\/06\/gay-mullah-who-conducted-same-sex-weddings-flees-iran-because-of-death-threats-video\/\">Gay Mullah Who Conducted Same-Sex Weddings Flees Iran Because of Death Threats: VIDEO<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/\">Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=TWf4kem6Ca8:G6XzZJBItLU:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=TWf4kem6Ca8:G6XzZJBItLU:I9og5sOYxJI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=I9og5sOYxJI\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=TWf4kem6Ca8:G6XzZJBItLU:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=TWf4kem6Ca8:G6XzZJBItLU:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?i=TWf4kem6Ca8:G6XzZJBItLU:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=TWf4kem6Ca8:G6XzZJBItLU:cGdyc7Q-1BI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=cGdyc7Q-1BI\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=TWf4kem6Ca8:G6XzZJBItLU:YwkR-u9nhCs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=YwkR-u9nhCs\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/towleroad\/feed\/~4\/TWf4kem6Ca8\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~r\/towleroad\/feed\/~3\/TWf4kem6Ca8\/\" class=\"autohyperlink\">feeds.towleroad.com\/~r\/towleroad\/feed\/~3\/TWf4kem6Ca8\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gay Mullah Who Conducted Same-Sex Weddings Flees Iran Because of Death Threats: VIDEO A <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> mullah&nbsp;known only as Taha&nbsp;says he was forced to flee Iran after receiving death threats for marrying same-<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">couples<\/a>. Homosexuality is illegal in Iran and punishable by imprisonment, torture or execution. Now living in Istanbul, Turkey, Taha told the BBC his &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/gay-mullah-who-conducted-same-sex-weddings-flees-iran-because-of-death-threats-video\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Gay Mullah Who Conducted Same-Sex Weddings Flees Iran Because of Death Threats: VIDEO<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2466,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[107],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Gay Mullah Who Conducted Same-Sex Weddings Flees Iran Because of Death Threats: VIDEO - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/gay-mullah-who-conducted-same-sex-weddings-flees-iran-because-of-death-threats-video\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gay Mullah Who Conducted Same-Sex Weddings Flees Iran Because of Death Threats: VIDEO - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Gay Mullah Who Conducted Same-Sex Weddings Flees Iran Because of Death Threats: VIDEO A gay mullah&nbsp;known only as Taha&nbsp;says he was forced to flee Iran after receiving death threats for marrying same-sex couples. 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