This powerful memoir, written under a pseudonym, is an unflinching exploration of what it means to be gay in a society where homosexuality can result in the death penalty.
Majid Parsa (pseudonym) comes from a mixed Iranian Turkish background and lived in Iran for twenty nine years. He started writing in 2018. His debut memoir, 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 senior practicing doctor, living with his partner and two cats.