western ppl talking about the poor conditions of women’s rights and lgbt rights in africa, asia, the middle east and south america is so frustrating and stupid bc U LITERALLY DID THAT!!!!! most laws prohibiting same sex relationships etc or laws restricting women were imposed on these regions by western imperialism. although the situation has changed in the west, the countries that suffered under western presence still largely hold on to the old western legislature. India is an example, where lgbt ppl are still struggling to undo the laws imposed on them by the british, Japan is an example, as they only prohibited same sex relations for 7 years in order to become part of the international community. westerners influenced and messed up countries with such progressive cultures and now dare point the finger at those ‘backwards savages’. the only inhumane thing u are looking at is hundreds of cultures destroyed to fit western culture.
Following an old local custom called “Gol Qaltan”, women sprinkle damask rose petals over newborn babies that experience the first spring of their lives. Damqan, Semnan, Iran. Photo by Hossein Esmaeili
زنان بر اساس سنت محلیِ «گل غلطان» بر سر نوزادانی که اولین بهار زندگیشان را تجربه میکنند، گلبرگهای محمدی میریزند. دامغان، سمنان، ایران. عکاس: حسین اسماعیلی