Zoroastrianism and sexual orientation Zoroastrianism and sexual orientation Homosexuality in Zoroastrianism is, as in many other religions, a controversial topic. The most sacred scripture of Zoroastrianism is called the Avesta. The oldest portion of the Avesta are the writings of Zarathustra himself and called the Gathas. Traditionalist Zoroastrians argue that the Vendidad, one of the books of the Avesta, is an inherent part of Zoroastrian oral tradition even if it was compiled far later than other parts of the Avesta. This passage has been interpreted to mean that homosexuality is a form of demon worship, and thus sinful. Ancient commentary on this passage suggests
Mehrdad Avesta and history of arts at the University of Tehran. He married two times in 1954 and 1966 and he had one son and three daughters. Avesta died in his office at Vahdat Hall of Tehran while he was editing a poem work. Mehrdad Avesta was born in 1929, in Borujerd. Born to a family of artistic history, he was also greatly interested in art, so he started writing poems from early ages, which were also published. He got his degree in Theology, and then studied philosophy. Along his formal education, he started working as a teacher. Besides, he served in