A 37-year-old gay Iranian man who has overstayed his...

A 37-year-old gay Iranian man who has overstayed his visa, is fighting to stay in Japan out of fear of a death sentence if sent back to his home country.Shayda, not his real name, and his support group, team s, point out that homosexuality is forbidden in Iran, with many gays and lesbians executed there under Iranian criminal law simply because of their sexual orientation.