A cleric in the Iranian regime told his followers that the COVID-19 vaccination turns people into "homosexuals," which is punishable by death in Iran. Ayatollah Abbas Tabrizian made the outrageous claims Tuesday on the social media platform Telegram, according to the Jerusalem Post. "Don’t go near those who have had the COVID vaccine," the radical Islamist wrote to his nearly 210,000 followers. "Like other clerics in the regime, also Tabrizian relates all the shortages [shortcomings] to sexuality," Iranian dissident Sheina Vojoudi told the Jerusalem Post. SECOND DOSE OF COVID-19 VACCINE 'WIDENS BREADTH' OF PROTECTION, FAUCI SAYSA prominent gay rights advocate told the Israeli paper that the scare tactics of many Iranian religious and political leaders often combine ignorance and hatred.

Source: Fox News February 08, 2021 17:48 UTC