Earliest references to surgeries to alter congenital sex conditions in the Iranian press.
Some of the earliest discussions of transsexuality in Iran.
Ayatollah Khomeini approves of sex change operations in his master treatise Tahrir al-Wasilha.
One hospital in Tehran and one in Shiraz carry out non-intersex sex change surgery.
The Medical Association of Iran rules that sex change operations, except in intersex cases, are ethically unacceptable.
Earliest non-intersex sex change surgery reported in Iranian press.
Maryam Molkara, then known as Fereydoon, receives a letter from Ayatollah Khomeini from exile, giving her his blessing to surgically undergo a surgical sex change.
Islamic Revolution of Iran.
Penal codes based on Islamic Law are codified, rendering extra-marital sex and homosexual behavior punishable by death in certain circumstances.
Ayatollah Khomeini issues a fatwa sanctioning sex change operations, reiterating his earlier statement from his written works. As the highest religious authority in Iran and the leader of the Iranian revolution, his edict now had the force of law.
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