Shaya Goldoust
Iranian-born Canadian journalist, activist (born 1986)
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Shaya Goldoust (Persian: شایا گلدوست; born 1 April 1986) is an Iranian-born Canadian journalist, human rights activist, radio host, and radio producer. She is one of the presenters of Iran Wire, and Radio Ranginkaman.[1] She lives in Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada.
Biography
Shaya Goldoust was born on 1 April 1986, in Rasht, in the Gilan province, Iran. She is transgender.[2][3][4] At the age of 18, she emigrated from Iran to Turkey, and then to Canada.
Goldoust openly speaks on women's rights, and LGBTQ issues in Iran.[5][6][7] She has served as a speaker for the LGBTQIA in Iran (which are often refer to as the 'rainbow community') an Islamic state, which has included a collective letter sent to teachers in 2022.[8] Goldoust attended the Vancouver Pride Parade and Pride Toronto in 2023 during the Woman, Life, Freedom movement, wearing a rainbow colored gown and carrying a sign of solidarity with oppressed minorities in Iran.[9][10][2][11] She was part of the radio documentary series, "My Censored Life", which described her personal experiences growing up in Iran.[1]
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