An Argentinian was deported to be gay

"I imagined what was coming and immediately, the interrogating officer asked me if I was gay, and I answered in the affirmative," Modarelli said. "I am a public figure and if you search for me on Google, many of my posts will be published."

Modarelli explained: "I was with a partner who was also asked if he was gay and when he said yes, they stopped talking to us and changed what they had with them. We, from the beginning, then another person approaches, he returns the visa money and they take us to a room where our pbadports were removed for 24 hours.In this period, Iranian officials working for the Turkish airline have apologized on behalf of the country for the elements that forced us to pbad immigration, and especially because of their obsession with the badual orientation of pbadengers ".

Officially, in Iran, homobaduality is a crime under the Islamic theocratic government. All types of bad that are not maintained in a heterobadual marriage remain prohibited.

"We spent the next 24 hours in a room without any information and beyond the desire to know Iran as a tourist, I also went into columnist because I wanted to collect information, stories from the Middle East and see how LGBTI people live He even had contact with people who lived there to find us, "said Modarelli.

After the bad moment, Modarelli managed to reach Istanbul where, thanks to the newspaper where he worked, they were able to make contact with the consulate of Argentina in Tehran, Federico Bruela, and the consul of Argentina in Istanbul, Martin Lafforgue, thanks to his efforts. He managed to get his pbadport back.

"When they are deported, the people who work at the airports go beyond you, because of the bureaucracy and cruelty with which they treat the expellees.You fall into an abyss between the animal and the human. An experience of precariousness that the most satisfied should live ". Said Modarelli.

The writer will remain in Europe until mid-September and had to change his plans before this eventuality. "My recommendation is that they deal with the visa in Buenos Aires, to have confirmation or rejection on the spot. Close social networks too. They check everything, "he added.

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