Pressed by Dean Coatsworth on the original question about the rights of
gay men and lesbians in Iran, Mr. Ahmadinejad said: “In Iran, we don’t
have homosexuals like in your country. We don’t have that in our country.”
The audience booed and hissed loudly. Some laughed, uncomfortably.
“In Iran, we do not have this phenomenon,” Mr. Ahmadinejad continued,
undeterred. “I do not know who has told you that we have it. But as for
women, maybe you think that maybe being a woman is a crime. It’s not a
crime to be a woman. Women are the best creatures created by God. They
represent the kindness, the beauty that God instills in them. Women are
respected in Iran.”
full:
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/09/24/protests-at-columbia-over-iran-leaders-speech/index.html
