In an unparalleled true story, Majid

recounts how a childhood of war, prayer and

obedience was upended by a teenage sexual

awakening and, ultimately, pride. He lifts the

heavy veil of persecution to reveal the fabulous

and flamboyant gay scene right at the heart of

the Islamic Republic of Iran, flourishing under

the ever-present shadow of the grand Ayatollah

and morality police. Eye-opening and at times

laugh-out-loud funny, The Ayatollah’s Gaze is a

story of self-discovery in a country where Sharia

is the law.