Mahmoud Dearest: Scrubbing The Gay Out Of Iran
September 27th, 2007 | by Daniel DiRito |So much for Iran’s commitment to freedom. Following the appearance of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at Columbia University, the Iranian government has scrubbed the portion of the Iranian President’s remarks which included his assertion that there aren’t any homosexuals in Iran. Apparently, President Ahmadinejad and those in power in Iran now believe that the mere mention of gay is unacceptable .
While many American’s opposed Columbia’s decision to allow the Iranian President to speak, I believe it provided the world with another opportunity to see the degree to which this man is out of touch with reality. Hopefully, the Iranian people will see his comments and the reactions. If they do, perhaps they will begin the process of replacing Mr. Ahmadinejad and his extremist government.
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