The Orlando massacre is a hio remr to Amerins that homophobia is an tegral part of Islamic extremism. It is important to tablish why a man like Omar Mateen uld be motivated to murr 49 people a gay nightclub while he proclaimed his support for Islamic State and then pray to Allah. Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Fellow of the Future of Diplomacy Project exam the nnectn between homophobia and the Islamic relign.
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- GAY FOR GOOD LA + ISLAMIC CENTER OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
- MAJORY OF AMERIN MLIMS NOW SUPPORT LBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL PEOPLE
- IN A SURVEY OF AMERIN MLIMS, 0% INTIFIED AS LBIAN OR GAY. HERE’S THE STORY BEHD THAT STATISTIC
- AFFIRMG MOSQU HELP GAY MLIMS RENCILE FAH, SEXUALY
GAY FOR GOOD LA + ISLAMIC CENTER OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
A majory of Amerin Mlims accept lbian, gay and bisexual people as part of society, acrdg to new fdgs om Pew Rearch Center, markg a dramatic shift attus over the past . * gay islamic center *
A majory of Amerin Mlims accept lbian, gay and bisexual people as part of society, acrdg to new fdgs om Pew Rearch Center, markg a dramatic shift attus over the past . A majory of Amerin Mlims accept lbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people as part of society, acrdg to new fdgs om Pew Rearch Center, markg a dramatic shift attus over the past .
Fifty-two percent of Amerin Mlims now agree wh the statement, “Homosexualy should be accepted by society, ” nearly double the number om those polled a ago. Imam Daiyiee Abdullah, 65, is one of the few openly gay Mlim clerics. The percentage of Amerin Mlims who said society should accept homosexualy has doubled the last , to 52%, and is even higher among Millennials.
MAJORY OF AMERIN MLIMS NOW SUPPORT LBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL PEOPLE
For many LGBT Mlims, g out of the closet to their fai and relig muni n be a ght cisn. One Mlim lear says she receiv lls regularly om young gay and lbian Mlims who are aaid to reveal their sexual inty. * gay islamic center *
Ani Zonneveld says she receiv lls regularly om young gay and lbian Mlims who have been threatened by their fay or are aaid to reveal their sexual inty. Acrdg to a recent survey of more than 800 Amerin Mlims, 0% intified as gay or lbian.
That diversy also appli to attus towards gay, lbian and transgenr people.
Mlims disagree on how to terpret the Pew survey that showed an creasg acceptance of homosexualy.
IN A SURVEY OF AMERIN MLIMS, 0% INTIFIED AS LBIAN OR GAY. HERE’S THE STORY BEHD THAT STATISTIC
Now, Qadhi often prefac his remarks about homosexualy by notg that “feelgs and clatns” are not themselv sful, and that homosexual acts should not be sgled out for special nmnatn. Mogahed herself me unr attack several years ago after a Gallup survey showed that no Brish Mlims – as , 0% – said homosexualy was morally acceptable. Right wg provotrs such as Milo Yiannopoulos seized on the survey to portray Mlims as a threat to gays and lbians.
AFFIRMG MOSQU HELP GAY MLIMS RENCILE FAH, SEXUALY
“Sometim people make rogatory remarks, like: There’s that gay imam, ” Abdullah said. Some closeted LGBT Mlims feared of beg associated wh “the gay mosque, ” he said.
Of the 804 Amerin Mlims polled, not one intified as gay or lbian. If 92% of Amerin Mlims intified as straight, she said, then the remag 8% may be lbian or gay, even if they’re reluctant say so.
This analysis foc on whether people around the world thk that homosexualy should be accepted by society or not.