Mitra Farazandeh Explained

Mitra Farazandeh
Native Name:میترا فرازنده
Native Name Lang:fa
Birth Date:c.
Birth Place:Hashtpar, Iran
Occupation:Disability activist and advocate, visual artist
Awards:100 Women (BBC) (2018)

Mitra Farazandeh (; born) is an Iranian disability activist and visual artist.

Biography

Mitra Farazandeh was born in Tālesh city in northwestern Iran. She has a physical deformity.[1] She lives in a village in Hashtpar (the city of Talesh) in the Gilan province of Iran.

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

In 2018, Farazandeh is on the BBC's 100 Women award list of the most inspiring and influential women in the world.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: 2017-12-09 . 100 Women: 'Disabled women have sexual needs too' . en-GB . BBC News . 2022-03-14.
  2. Book: Langer, S. J. . Theorizing Transgender Identity for Clinical Practice: A New Model for Understanding Gender . 2019-01-21 . . 978-1-78450-642-1 . London, England . 151 . en.
  3. News: Quiénes son las 100 Mujeres de la BBC de 2018 (y cuáles son las 12 latinoamericanas) . es . BBC News Mundo . 2022-03-14.