Iran’s transsexuals: religiously acknowledged, but rejected

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Transsexuals have a tough life in Iran. Although they are acknowledged in religious terms, there is very little tolerance shown towards them by society, not even by their own families.

The young Iranian woman filmmaker Sharareh Attari made the highly controversial issue the main theme of her new documentary, It Sometimes Happens, which deals with the life of the young man Amir who undergoes the process of turning into a woman, Rima.
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However, the message of the film could not be conveyed to the public as despite receiving the permission of the highly conservative ministry of Islamic culture and guidance to make the film, a public screening has so far been prevented.

"Society is very prejudiced and is not ready yet for such a film. This would be too much provocation," a ministry employee said.