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January 27, 2012

What's It Like To Be Gay In Tajikistan? Why, It Sucks Quite Honestly

The story of being gay in Tajikistan (pronounced Tah-ZHEE-kee-stan) is the story of just about every other religiously dominated society in the world where ignorance, blind devotion to religion and fears of sexuality inform culturally norms.

Therapeutic "cures," ostracism, false marriages and violence mar this mountainous landlocked country in Central Asian and for one 28-year-old man, Parviz, his story reads like the thousands, if not millions, of gay men who have lived similar lives:

"I got married at age 20 because my family put a lot of pressure on me...Soon after, I went to Russia to work at a market in Yekaterinburg. It was there that I first realized that I liked men and I began to go to gay bars and parks where men met...I cannot tell my family. I'm scared they would not accept me for being who I am and I would bring shame on them."

It's a story that could be told from anyone in Uganda, Saudi Arabia, Honduras, Turkey, Ghana, Bolivia, Singapore and, yes, even the United States.

Via: TheAtlantic.com

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