Khomeini's original fatwa has since been reconfirmed by the current leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, and is also supported by many other Iranian clerics. However, there is still a great deal of stigma attached to the idea of transgender and gender reassignment in ordinary Iranian society, and most transgender people, after completing their transition, are advised to maintain discretion about their past. Trans people are subject to employment discrimination, rejection by their families and communities, police abuse, and depression. Because they are typically rejected by their families and social networks, where Iranians usually look to for financial support and employment opportunities, they are often forced into sex work and sometimes commit suicide. People who would like to engage in sexual relationships with people of the same gender may feel pressured to undergo operations to have their relationship legitimized by the state through marriage because marriage is a very important institution in Iran.