December 29, 2016

One-quarter of Americans say people should never be allowed to change their legal gender, half of Brazilians know a transgender person, and lots more from a BuzzFeed News/Ipsos survey in 23 countries around the world.

Why Iran’s Mullahs Bless Sex Reassignment

December 26, 2016

Human Rights, LGBTQ

Iran has the death penalty for homosexuality but subsidizes sex reassignment surgery. BuzzFeed News looks at how Iran became a center of sex reassignment in the Middle East, and why many trans Iranians still find life impossible in the Islamic republic.

J. Lester Feder

Journalist and photographer

This Is How 23 Countries Feel About Transgender Rights

Why Iran’s Mullahs Bless Sex Reassignment

TOPICS

Geography