{"id":24068,"date":"2013-04-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-04-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/24068\/iranian-men-dress-in-drag-for-gender-equality"},"modified":"2023-08-14T10:38:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T10:38:48","slug":"iranian-men-dress-in-drag-for-gender-equality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/24068\/iranian-men-dress-in-drag-for-gender-equality\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian Men Dress in Drag for Gender Equality"},"content":{"rendered":"After a youtube video (shown below) of an Iranian Kurdish convicted criminal forcibly dressed in women&#8217;s clothes made regional headlines, Iranian and Kurdish men everywhere took to social media to show their support for gender equality. <br \/>  <br \/>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"490\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BeKbHpt8WKU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <a 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