Iran's former president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, once said there were no homosexuals in Iran.
In the West, meanwhile, many people assume Iran executes people just for being gay.
This Week, Roland Elliott Brown looks at both claims, and tries to find out what Iranian homosexuals are really up against.
Read the full transcript of the podcast here
Last week's podcast: Why Journalism is not a Crime
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