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A New Persian Year - A New PGLL
Don't get petrified. I assure you that you have come to right website, PGLL.
Yes, as you may have already gathered the fact, we have significantly changed the look of our website. This enables us to communicate more efficiently with our clients. Plus, white is brighter... Days, they're bright too, so why shouldn't we be?
We have also changed our logo. More changes to come.
We are intending to launch our Persian section soon. Rest assured as you will most certainly notice it once ready.
All the best,
Pouria Hooshmand
Trustee, Secretary
PS: Payam Feili's new book is to come soon.
Gay marriage bill so simple 'could be in Queen's Speech'
Stonewall calls for equal rights in love this Valentine's Day with draft of gay marriage bill
14 FEBRUARY 2012 | BY MATTHEW JENKIN
Gay News Star: Stonewall is sending UK politicians a Valentine's message today, saying a gay marriage bill is so simple, it could be included in the Queen's Speech.
The gay rights charity today published a draft parliamentary bill for giving married same-sex couples equal legal rights.
The short, two page document outlines the legislative steps needed to implement a policy now supported by all political party leaders and is intended to show how easy it could be for Parliament to pass into law.
Lynne Featherstone MP, the equalities minister, promised last September that formal consultation on extending the legal form of marriage to gay couples would begin next month (March 2012).
The proposal has been supported by Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron, Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg and Labour party leader Ed Miliband.
‘We trust that the government will go ahead with its promised consultation by the end of March,’ said Ben Summerskill, Stonewall chief executive.
‘We also trust that the government will publish a White Paper, consulting on the detail of how to implement its proposal, and not a Green Paper which merely consults on the wider principle.
'This simple two-page bill of five clauses need not occupy a significant amount of parliamentary time. It could easily be included in the Queen’s Speech in May.’
The Scottish Government has already announced that it intends to extend the legal form of marriage to same-sex couples. If it goes ahead, new legislation tabled in Westminster would only need to apply to England and Wales.
Pouria's Speech on LGBT emotional issues
برای متن پارسی اینجا کلیک کنید
Pouria, one of our trustees, spoke regarding the emotional issues faced by the LGBT members of society in Sheffield, UK.
The speech took place in Sheffield Showroom venue on the 8th of September 2011. It was an sponsored event by Sheffield City Council and Asylum Seekers Support Initiative - Short Time (ASSIST).
The following is the transcription of the speech.
Click here to watch the speech on YouTube via the following.
Written by: Ali Doosti
Translated from Persian by: Pouria
No one knows me. __ I heard the whispers of the night _ who was saying that, _ the sun had asked the spirit of wisdom: __Who is it? __ Replied the spirit of wisdom; __ after a short silence: __ A light greater than light! __ The one who enlightened the sun _ by coming over, __ a light that didn’t leave out the moon, _ too. __ Extended the meaning of paradise on earth, _ in a way that symbolised the beauty __ of the paradise of heavens, __ the one known by the angels.
I __ am a homosexual man!
Freedom, _ is the backbone _ of the bond we are passing to our next generations. __ The bond of the route _ we have passed through, __ a route _ that was worth it.
I seek for freedom.
I admire freedom; __ because it is being admired _ by those who weren’t wanted by anyone themselves, _ while claiming freedom for everyone! __ Those who existed without having someone to back them up. __ Those who were looking for cures for their scars, _ without having a balm that had been provided to them by others. __ Those who were composing their love _ without having words that were of meanings to the others, __ those who were… __ suffering! __ Those who are suffering _ without having others noticing _ that they are trying to set free a world _ that does not include them. __ I admire freedom.
Iranian Gay Student Assaulted
IRQR: An Iranian gay student at the Seneca Collage, York University has been assaulted by a 21-year old student. Officials have confirmed.
He was beaten up on the basis of his sexual orientation, racism and discrimination. The police have a 21-year-old man in custody after the Iranian student suffered a cut to his throat at Seneca College's York campus on Friday morning at around 11 AM local time.
The 21-year-old has been charged with assault with a weapon.
Iranian and international human rights organisations and activists, including Iranian Railroad for Queer Refugees (IRQR) are pursuing this case and are filing a discrimination claim through the Ontario Legal Support Centre and Ontario Human Rights Commission.
Persian Gay and Lesbian Liberators (PGLL) joins IRQR in condemning this absurd and outrageous act urging the authorities to legally prosecute the individual(s) responsible.
PGLL Board of Directors
I Will Grow, I Will Bear Fruit ... Figs
English
The recently published “I Will Grow, I Will Bear Fruit ... Figs”, is the first book of its kind in Persian within which life is described from the perspective of a homosexual. It shows the reader that the life of a homosexual can be ordinary as that of a heterosexual. It also suggests that the gay lifestyle, unlike what many people think, is not full of desire and dirtiness, and that it can be so poetic, charming and soft.
Payam Feyli, is an Iranian writer, or poet as he describes himself, whose writings are beyond the rules written on papers, and sometimes, beyond the understandings of his readers. Nevertheless, he says, there are people who can understand his writings, or otherwise, there will be. He never considers himself as a surrealist, but a realist, whose words need deeper, more extensive perceptions.
Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: H&S Media (August 1, 2011)
Language: Persian
ISBN-10: 1780830327
ISBN-13: 978-1780830322
Click here to purchase this book from Amazon.com.
English and German translations of this book are to be published.
Payam Feyli