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"One of the first things he wanted to do was kiss me in public, he didn't care who was watching," Harrison says in the video.

"Because I am gay there is a lot of pressure on me," Harrison's fiancé told BuzzFeed News. "Gay people cannot have self-confidence. In Iran, you must not let people know you are gay because it will affect you all your life."

Harrison added that his fiancé has been able to come out to two very close male friends in Iran. "He was very relieved that neither one of them killed him," he said. "He was just joking, but at the same time, it was a huge confession for him to make. Gays and lesbians simply cannot have any kind of good life in Iran."