[steve19]

> It seems like you're hijacking this thread to make a your own political point

No I am not. I was making a salient legal point. The OP recommended visiting and making up your own mind. I pointed out that for many people that would be dangerous and illegal.

I have sympathy for the Iranian people who have a wonderful culture but are held captive by a repressive fanatical regime.

[h0l0cube]

It's not the content of the message I take issue with, but the delivery. You seem to be posing this salient point in plaintive opposition. I think you could have raised the issues without the negativity, as I don't think the OP had the intention to paper over the very real issues of the country but provide an honest perspective.

[selimthegrim]

You do realize the government pays for sex reassignment surgery there...

[h0l0cube]

TIL. From the wiki:

> Since 2017, the government has provided transgender persons financial assistance in the form of grants of up to 5 million tomans ($400~ USD).[2][failed verification] However, Iran is not a country tolerant of nonbinary genders or non-heterosexuality[citation needed]. They sanction funds for sex reassignment surgery in order to fit all of their citizens into the category of either male or female. Those who get these surgeries performed are subject to social stigma from their families and communities

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender_rights_in_Iran

[throwawaycuriou]

Yet the regime that regardless of sexual orientation prevents free travel without checkpoints suspecting terrorism of all...