‘Fighting for all’: Vancouverite shares Iranian LGBTQ+ pride
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Shaya Goldoust left Iran in 2016, escaping to Turkey where she also faced discrimination and torment, she said. She arrived in Vancouver in 2020, seeking refuge.
Life of an Iranian trans woman
Shaya Goldoust is gearing up for Vancouver’s annual Pride Parade in August.
She is celebrating her pride in being both Iranian and Transgender.
“It’s so important people and the world see we are here, we are living, we are Iranian LGTQ,” she said.
Last month Goldoust took part in Toronto’s Pride Parade, with her native pre-revolutionary flag of Iran and the Pride flag – united.
It was a moment that was once unthinkable for Goldoust.
Behind the cheers and celebrations lies a darker truth.
“I had a lot of problems in Iran as a Trans woman,” said Goldoust.
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