The Iranian pop star Googoosh has released a music video which champions LGBT rights. The 63-year-old singer, whose real name is Faegheh Atashin, posted a music video for her love song, Behesht (Heaven) on her Facebook page on Valentine’s Day, featuring a lesbian couple. The ex-patriate Iranian star is immensely popular among Iranians of all ages and is one of the first high-profile Iranians to advocate for LGBT rights. Iranian pop star Googoosh released a love song, Behesht, the music video shows a lesbian couple in love and has a pro-LGBT message The music video for the song is shot from the point of view of an unseen person who turns out to be the woman's lesbian partner
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Music video for her love song, Behesht, features lesbian couple
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Googoosh enormously popular among Iranians, but living in exile
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She is one of the first high profile Iranians to support gay rights
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Homosexuality is illegal in Iran and can be punishable by death
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