Popnography
CONTACTStaffCAREER OPPORTUNITIESADVERTISE WITH USPRIVACY POLICYPRIVACY PREFERENCESTERMS OF USELEGAL NOTICE
© 2024 Pride Publishing Inc.
All Rights reserved
All Rights reserved
Scroll To Top
By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Private Policy and Terms of Use.
The madness -- I can't think of any other word to use -- going on in Iran is difficult for me to even begin to wrap my head around. With such a complex situation made even more opaque by a lack (or blatant manipulation) of information about what's happening, we're forced to watch (or read twitters) and wait for the smoke to clear.
Be Like Others, a new documentary about young Iranian men who are choosing to undergo sex reassignment surgery airing on HBO on June 24, highlights one of the issues at the center of the storm happening right now in Iraq: attempting to live free lives under strict Islamic rule. Unlike homosexuality, which is punishable by death in Iran (read Out's feature story on Iranian gays who have fled to Turkey and Canada), being transgender became legal over twenty years ago when Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa (religious edict) making sex change permissible for "diagnosed transsexuals."
Iranian-American filmmaker Tanaz Eshaghian follows several young men as they seek out help from the country's most prestigious reassignment surgeon, Dr. Bahram Mir Jalali and are counseled by 24-year-old Vida, a post-op woman who claims to be "reborn." The film shows the men as they prepare to undergo their transformations, as well as the aftermath of their decisions. In what is being called an "intimate" and "unflinching" look at life on the edges of -- and trying to fit into -- a unwelcoming society, Be Like Others could not be more timely.
For clips from the film, check out the Be Like Others website.
Previously > Chastity Bono is transitioning from female to male
Want more breaking equality news & trending entertainment stories?
Check out our NEW 24/7 streaming service: the Advocate Channel!
Download the Advocate Channel App for your mobile phone and your favorite streaming device!
From our Sponsors
Most Popular
39 male celebs who did full frontal scenes
June 05 2024 9:37 AM
38 LGBTQ+ celebs you can follow on OnlyFans
July 23 2024 2:33 PM
28 actors who showed bare ass in movies & TV shows
May 22 2024 5:21 PM
These pics prove that Maluma is still our supreme thirst trap king
May 22 2024 6:29 PM
26 LGBTQ+ reality dating shows & where to watch them
July 03 2024 4:21 PM
18 times male celebrities had to say they weren't gay
June 21 2024 2:58 PM
15 queens who quit or retired from drag after 'RuPaul's Drag Race'
July 09 2024 11:33 AM
15 Unforgettable Gay Kissing Scenes From TV & Movies
February 14 2024 10:20 AM
45 steamy celebrity Calvin Klein ads we'll always be thirsty for
June 18 2024 4:45 PM
Here's how long each Pit Crew hunk has been on 'RuPaul's Drag Race'
February 09 2024 2:16 PM
Latest Stories
'Canada's Drag Race' star Denim is having a 'divorced girl summer'
July 25 2024 3:25 PM
Colman Domingo says he's set to return as Ali in 'Euphoria' season 3
July 25 2024 1:41 PM
55 stunning (and fan-filled) portraits of the queens from DragCon LA 2024
July 25 2024 1:15 PM
Kamala Harris serves presidential realness in 'All Stars 9' finale cameo
July 25 2024 1:01 PM
Tom Daley will be swinging the flag pole for Team GB at the Olympic opening ceremony
July 25 2024 12:40 PM