US: Support groups help Iranians embrace LGBTQ identity
By DW
12 September 2022 |
7:28 am
In Iran, homosexuality is punishable by death – and in Iranian communities abroad, LGBTQ people can still suffer rejection by their families and social isolation. Support groups in Southern California are trying to change that.
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