In Iran - you can't be gay, but you are allowed to be transgender. A loophole in the law means the strictly-religious country performs more sex-change operations than any other, except Thailand. Ten years ago, Tarane was known as Amir. That was before she met a woman in a café who had undergone sex change surgery. “When I left the cafe, I was no longer Amir,“ she says, “I realised what my dreams were all about. I felt like I had finally been freed from my shackles.“ In Iran, same-sex relati… READ MORE : What are the top stories today? Click to watch: euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe! euronews is available in 13 languages: In English: Website: Facebook: Twitter: Google : euronews VKontakte:
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