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Title:	Acceptance: Iranian Homosexuals are Excluded, Even Abroad - http://www.iranian.com
Description:	Opinion piece. [The Iranian] (September 16, 1999)
Category:	Gay Middle East: Iran
Link Owner:	iranian.com
Date Added:	January 29, 2008 12:29:37 PM
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