He was leaving Iran to seek asylum in Europe. Days before his departure, his family found out he was gay and allegedly killed him.
Honor killings are happening around the globe and people are speaking out and demanding justice.
Honor killings are happening around the globe and people are speaking out and demanding justice.
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00:00A 20-year-old man living in Iran was literally beheaded by his family members for no reason other than the fact that he was gay.
00:15These diabolical acts that are carried out in the name of honor, it's not honor.
00:21It's murder. This happens to a lot of queer people all around the world.
00:25I'm lucky to live in the UK where I have protection, but it's not the same for a lot of queer people that live around the world.
00:31His story traumatized me and has done for days. And what did he do to deserve this? He was gay.
00:55This lad was killed at 20 years old just because he was gay.
01:09His cousins, his own family members, beheaded him and left him underneath a tree and killed him because they found out the military refused him because of his sexual preference.
01:26What the f**k? He was 20 years old. He had his own life ahead.
01:32Depending on where you live, it might seem surprising that stuff like this still happens.
01:36But fun fact for you, as of today, there are still almost 70 different countries where being gay is against the law.
01:41And 10 of those countries, including Iran, has the crime as being punishable by death.
01:45So yes, it probably happens a lot more than we think.
01:56I don't know what to say. I'm just shocked and appalled. Look how happy he was there.
02:11And his life is now gone just because of who he loved, who he had feelings towards.
02:17Next time you're so offended that you don't have straight pride, you're not thrown in the streets, disowned and even killed by your own families.
02:24You don't need straight pride. My heart goes out to all the queer people all around the world that can't be their authentic selves.