While browsing around on BuzzFeed I came across this article- "Iranian Men Dress In Drag For Gender Equality." The movement spawned from an incident where a convicted criminal was paraded through Marivan, forced to wear a woman's dress with the intent to cause him humiliation and grief. This caused a backlash among Iranian citizens who felt that women's clothing should not be a sign of weakness or humility. Here's the article:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/skarlan/iranian-men-dress-in-drag-for-gender-equality
I thought this was really cool because usually countries in the Middle East have a bad reputation for the treatment of women and gender equality in general. The men and women involved in this movement are making a big statement, and the way they're going about doing it is conspicuous and unique. Also, since gender equality isn't the norm in Iran, I think these men and women are really brave for going out on a limb to fight for equality.
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