Abdi Nazemian: Gay Iranians, Gay Dads, & The Gospel of Madonna

LGBTQ&A

Jeffrey Masters

Society & Culture

4.7 • 703 Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2017

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Abdi Nazemian talks about what it was like to come out in a Middle Eastern family and how it differs from the typical Western LGBTQ experience that people know. He talks about the Iranian president’s comments that they “don’t have any gays in Iran” and describes why he didn’t feel at home in either the gay or Iranian communities that he was a part of. Abdi Nazemian also discusses what it was like to come of age during the AIDS crisis, especially now that he is raising kids as part of this new wave of gay parents. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters. @jeffmasters1 You can recommend a guest or let us know what you think about the show on Twitter or by emailing [email protected] More information: www.LGBTQpodcast.com

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0:00.0	Hey, this is LGBTQNA, where we get to know different members of the LGBTQ community.
0:06.0	I'm Jeffrey Masters, and today I spoke with Abdi Nazimian.
0:09.0	Abdi is an author and screenwriter, and he's originally from Iran.
0:14.0	We talk about what a non-Western LGBTQ experience looks like.
0:18.0	We also discuss what it was like to come of age during the time of AIDS and
0:21.1	AIDS activism and how it traumatized him, as he says, and stayed at top of mind for so long.
0:27.4	And as always, we greatly appreciate it if you leave us five stars and a comment on iTunes.
0:33.6	Specifically leaving a comment is one of the biggest and best ways you can help our show.
0:38.2	And if you want to go above and beyond, tell five friends.
0:41.1	Wait, no, tell seven friends.
0:43.2	And then tweet at me and let me know you did that because I would love to say thank you.
0:46.7	All right, let's do the interview.
0:47.8	Bye. Hey, Avdy, welcome to the show.
1:02.6	Hi, thank you for having me.
1:04.2	I really enjoyed the book.
1:05.5	Thank you.
1:06.0	The Authentics.
1:07.0	Before I read it, I did not understand or appreciate the difference between the labeled
1:11.8	Persian and Iranian. So tell me if I'm wrong, Persian is more an appreciation of the people
1:17.2	and the rich history and not so much to the current regime. Is that right? Yeah. Well, I think
1:22.9	what happened is after the revolution in 1979, a lot of Persians or Iranians, depending on who you ask, left Iran.
1:30.9	And many of them didn't really agree with the politics of the regime.
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