Mitra Farazandeh

Mitra Farazandeh
میترا فرازنده
Bornc. 1976 (age 48–49)
Hashtpar, Iran
Occupation(s)Disability activist and advocate, visual artist
Awards100 Women (BBC) (2018)

Mitra Farazandeh (Persian: میترا فرازنده; born c. 1976)[1] is an Iranian disability activist and visual artist.

Biography

Mitra Farazandeh was born in Tālesh city in northwestern Iran. She has a physical deformity.[2] She lives in a village in Hashtpar (the city of Talesh) in the Gilan province of Iran.[2]

Farazandeh has advocated for the visibility of sexual desire of women with disabilities.[2] She writes about not feeling human due to her physical disability and struggling to recognize a need for love;[3] and how her physical body has created false perceptions of her not having sexual needs.[3] She earns a living by selling her drawings and paintings.[2]

In 2018, Farazandeh is on the BBC's 100 Women award list of the most inspiring and influential women in the world.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Quiénes son las 100 Mujeres de la BBC de 2018 (y cuáles son las 12 latinoamericanas)". BBC News Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "100 Women: 'Disabled women have sexual needs too'". BBC News. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b Langer, S. J. (21 January 2019). Theorizing Transgender Identity for Clinical Practice: A New Model for Understanding Gender. London, England: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. p. 151. ISBN 978-1-78450-642-1.


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