The purpose of this article is to answer the question: "How are gay individuals perceived in a foreign society?" Specifically, this article examines the value and price society places on you for being gay in Iranian culture. The main anthropological concepts that will be used are diseases, culture-specific syndrome, structural suffering, authority, political organization, social justice, sectarian conflict and religion. According to Miller, disease refers to an objective and universal biological health problem, such as a bacterial or viral infection or a broken arm. Culture-specific syndrome is a set of signs and symptoms limited to a particular culture or a limited number of cultures. The structural suffering and human health problems caused by such economic and political factors are war, famine, terrorism, forced migration and poverty. Authority means having the ability to act based on a person's achieved or attributed status or moral reputation. Political organizations are groups within a culture that are responsible for public decisions, decision making, maintaining social cohesion and order, protecting group rights, and ensuring security from external threats. Social justice is a concept of fairness based on social equality that seeks to ensure rights and opportunities for disadvantaged members of society. Sectarian conflict is a conflict based on the perceived differences between division and sects within religion. Religions are beliefs and behaviors linked to supernatural beings and forces. The reason I chose this topic and this specific question is because at a time in history, people like me, African Americans, individuals of color were not accepted. We have fought for our freedom for many years, and although racism and prejudice still exist, it is good to know that I still have hope because I am an American citizen with