Petrelis Files

Gays in Milan, Rome Protest Iran's Gay Executions

Dozens of our gay brothers and sisters took to the streets of Milan, Italy, on July 27, 2005, to protest Iran's recent executions of two boys who may have been gay. The demonstration in Milan took place in front of Iran's consulate and photos from the protest were recently posted to the web. Here are some photos from that action:

#1, #2, #3, #4.

Down in Rome on the following day, July 28, more of our brothers and sisters demonstrated at the Iranian embassy in that city. A report from that action, in Italian, can be found at the GayRoma site, where you'll also find several photos from the protest.

As far as I can determine, gays and our allies who oppose the death penalty have demonstrated against Iran's July 19 killing of Mahmoud Asgari and Ayaz Marhoni in Dublin, London, Paris, Stockholm, Moscow, San Francisco, Vancouver, Amsterdam, Montpellier and now Milan and Rome.

My question today is what will we do to stop Iran from executing Farid Mostaar and Ahman Chooka, two homosexuals, on August 27 in Arak?