Ahmadinejad Claims Gays Do Not Exist in Iran

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This is why you let guys like Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speak. They eventually make asses of themselves. From the Iranian president’s highly disputed appearance at Columbia:

Actually, um, there are gays in Iran. Think Progress quotes 365gay.com: “Some international gay rights groups believe that more than 4,000 lesbians and gay men have been executed since the Ayatollahs seized power in 1979.” And here’s video proof.