• Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de
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    5 months ago

    I wonder what her Imam would say to that. I haven’t heard of a Muslim sect that accepts transgender people under their chosen gender. But maybe they are out there, if anyone knows of one I’d like to know more.

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      5 months ago

      In Iran, gender reassignment is legal, and they’ll even change the birth certificate to match, from what I learned a decade ago.

      Homosexuality, however, is a capital offense, so many gay people are pressured to transition.

      Some conservative societies seem to have the attitude that it’s better to go from one role with rigid expectations to another than it is to fail to meet the expectations of your original role.

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        many gay people are pressured to transition

        Made me imagine the awkward situation where two gay people transitioned to be able to legally find a match, and found each other.