Iran Pride Day

Iran Pride Day
روز افتخار ایران
Iran Pride Day logo
FrequencyAnnual
CountryIran
Inaugurated2010
Websitewww.iranlgbt.com
An English-language Iran Pride Day poster from 2016.

Iran Pride Day,[1] National Day of Iranian LGBTs,[2] or National Day Of Sexual Minorities[3] (Persian: روز افتخار ایران) is an annual LGBT pride event held on the fourth Friday of July (first Friday of the Iranian month of Mordad) in Iran since 2010.[4][5]

  1. ^ "2018 Pride Day in Iran". Sexuality Policy Watch. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  2. ^ Littauer, Dan (27 July 2012). "Iran gays celebrate national LGBT day". Gay Star News. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  3. ^ Hoff, Victor (27 July 2012). "Merry National Day Of Sexual Minorities, Iran!". Queerty. Annual National Day of Sexual Minorities in Iran, when members of the country's LGBT community and their allies declare a measure of personal freedom in the repressive country
  4. ^ Tavakkoli, Niaz. "یادداشتی پیرامون روز ملی اقلیت‌های جنسی ایرانی" [A Note on the National Day of Iranian Sexual Minorities]. Radio Zamaneh (in Persian). Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  5. ^ Gremore, Graham (27 July 2017). "After holding 'Secret Pride' for years, Iranian LGBTQs plan to publicly march for the first time". Queerty. Since 2010, they have been holding a "secret Pride" every summer