The
Gay Pride Parade, celebrated last Saturday July 3, 2010, in Madrid (spain), was
officially dedicated to defending the rights of transgender
people, I totally agree this purpose.
However, other claims were also granted their own space, as the blame to Iran by the death sentences handed down against homosexuals last year.
Remembering Mahmoud Asgari (in Persian: محمود عسگري), Ayaz Marhoni (in Persian: عياض مرهوني), Nemat Safavi (in Persian: نعمت صفوی) & hundreds of women and men that will remain forever unknown to international public opinion. In his memory, helped by Eliseo Ocaña and Woodi Forlano, I went to the Gay Pride Parade with a body painting of the flag of Iran, accompanied by a banner and a hangman's noose around my neck.
Make no mistake: it is not against Islam & let alone against Iran. It is plain and simple: I did it against hatred, for the right to exist and the freedom to love and be loved.
Currently, in 2010, there are still 76 countries that consider homosexuality a crime, and some, such as: Iran, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, Yemen and parts of Nigeria and Somalia is punishable by death penalty.
