Majid (pseudonym) comes from a mixed Iranian–Turkish background and lived in Iran for twenty-nine years. He started writing in 2018. His debut,The Ayatollah’s Gaze, is his eye-opening life story of growing up as a gay man in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Majid now lives in the UK where he is a practicing doctor, living with his partner and two cats.
Podcasts
A conversation about shame, courage, exile — and the quiet ways queer Iranians keep finding each other.
"A real window into a world which I might not otherwise ever have known about. This is Majid's story. but it's also the story of a generation of young men in Tehran."
"The war in Iran has left its people divided. Some openly welcome the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, others mourn, steadfast in their loyalty to the Islamic Republic. The divisions run deep, cutting across generations. Majid Parsa grew up in one such household."