San Junipero: Queer Heaven on Earth
Battles will come and go and queer people do die for their identity and fights for rights, but that doesn’t mean the gays don’t deserve their happy endings in stories.

Salimi is a well-respected merchant who goes bankrupt after being cheated by his partner. He commits suicide abroad. A man and a woman who were taking care of Salimi’s young daughter Azar start to mistreat her after learning about Salimi’s death. Azar runs away from their house and settles in the home of one of her relatives. She grows up alongside Mahmoud, and years later, after meeting Ali, she falls in love with him.
Battles will come and go and queer people do die for their identity and fights for rights, but that doesn’t mean the gays don’t deserve their happy endings in stories.
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