Claim: Arsham Parsi, who was the executive director of the Iranian Queer Organization for several years and the founder of Iranian Railroad for Queer Refugees, was banned from speaking publicly in Geneva, Switzerland at the second session of United Nations Human Rights Council.
Evidence: Less than three years later, he was asked to speak publicly in Geneva, Switzerland, at the second session of United Nations Human Rights Council and on the fourth anniversary all international media published some articles about Iranian gays and lesbians.