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Contents:

• IN A SURVEY OF AMERIN MLIMS, 0% INTIFIED AS LBIAN OR GAY. HERE’S THE STORY BEHD THAT STATISTIC
• MAJORY OF AMERIN MLIMS NOW SUPPORT LBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL PEOPLE
• EVERYTHG YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BEG GAY MLIM UNTRI

IN A SURVEY OF AMERIN MLIMS, 0% INTIFIED AS LBIAN OR GAY. HERE’S THE STORY BEHD THAT STATISTIC

In , Imam Ludovic shows the way to an unrstandg of Islam that affirms all people, challeng the domant homophobic narrative; and, ccially, is historilly, theologilly, and spirually thentic. SEXUALITY/DIVERSITY IN ISLAM – A LITERARY ZIKR PROJECTOn behalf of Mlims for Progrsive Valu, Tynan Power produced an adaptatn of "Sexual Diversy Islam: Is there room Islam for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr Mlims? LGBTQI LECTURE SERIESIn partnership wh Imam Daayiee Abdullah, Mlims for Progrsive Valu prents a lecture seri that seeks to dismantle the relig jtifitn for homophobia Mlim muni wh medil, social and relig history.

MAJORY OF AMERIN MLIMS NOW SUPPORT LBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL PEOPLE

Homosexualy, islam, and the rights of lgbtg peopleFor the first time history an openly queer Imam, Imam Muhs Hendricks, livered a short lecture entled "Homosexualy, Islam, and the Rights of LGBTQ People", the Urdu language. The sermon, which specifilly vers the story of Lut, which is often ed to jtify vlent homophobia Mlim societi, was also rerd English for those outsi of Pakistan and India to view and enjoy. 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.

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 . As a straight ally and Mlim, I have participated Pri to showse solidary agast homophobia, the need to challenge om whichever set of ias om, and the need to end anti-Mlim bigotry by fixatg stead on tellectually promisg the theocratic ials of Islamist iologu. (however) the amic work of Stt Siraj ul-Haq Kugle on Islam and homosexualy, and the new onle theologil rource set up by Daaiyee Abdullah, shows that LGBT-affirmg terpretatns of Islam are possible.

Islam seems to have a special place such bat, pecially the Wt where the mass media is saturated wh imag of vlence, misogyny, homophobia and other nasts perpetrated by Mlims. Some Wtern LGBT activists cricise this as hypocrisy and acce Iranian polici of “forcg” homosexuals to sex reassignment, but the Iranian-Amerin genr historian Afsaneh Najmabadi argu that the reali on the ground are much more plex. State-sponsored homophobia untri such as Uganda, Nigeria, India and Malaysia n all be traced back varyg gre to Brish lonial legaci – somethg worth reflectg on as we celebrate LGBT history month.

EVERYTHG YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BEG GAY MLIM UNTRI

Beg lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, or any other sexual orientatn or genr inty is difficult enough on s own, but beg Mlim as well n e one to stggle wh rencilg their inty wh Islam and Allah. Furthermore, the Quran even mentns "men who are not need of women" (which n be terpreted as men who are gay or asexual) Verse 24:31-24:33, and the men are not nmned anywhere.

WikiHow has articl that may assist you g out, such as (but not limed to) How to Come Out, How to Come Out As Gay or Lbian, How to Come Out As Transgenr, How to Come Out to Your Friends, and How to Come Out to Your Parents. If other Mlims tell you that you aren't a te follower of Islam bee you're LGBT+, you may wish to script a rponse such as, "Actually, the Prophet Lut was nmng the celti occurrg Sodom, and he nmned rape rather than homosexualy. People do not choose their sexualy but n face a lot of turmoil when g to terms wh - fearg beg disowned by their fay and and SexualyWhen gay Mlims 'e out' or their sexualy is disclosed accintally, their is fah often attacked.

Acrdg to the kgdom’s relig police, the school was fed 100, 000 riyals ($26, 650) for displayg “the emblem of the homosexuals” on s buildg, one of s admistrators was jailed and the offendg parapet was swiftly repated to match a blue rabow-ee se of the gaily pated school shows how progrs one part of the world n have adverse effects elsewhere and serv as a remr that there are plac where the nnectn between rabows and LGBT rights is eher new or yet to be Afghanistan, only a few years ago, there was a craze for ratg rs wh rabow stickers – which Che factori were only too happy to supply. It wasn’t until the Afghan Pajhwok news agency explaed how they might be misterpreted that the craze me to a sudn on the ter and you will also fd pi of the “Rabow Qur’an” for sale – an unnscly gay edn of the holy book wh tted pag of every hue and remend on one webse as “an ial gift for Mlims” there are two sis to this cross-cultural misunrstandg. Genr segregatn, which go to extreme lengths the more nservative Mlim untri, enurag homosocial behavur, creatg a suatn where men are often more fortable the prence of other men and where placg a hand on another man’s knee is a sign of iendship, not an vatn to sex.

Historilly, Mlim societi have often acknowledged this – toleratg to some extent even if they the 19th and early 20th centuri, men who had been persecuted for their sexualy Europe often sought refuge Moroc and, long before same-sex marriage was dreamed of the wt, male-on-male partnerships were regnised – and marked wh a ceremony – the remote Egyptian oasis of some Mlim untri, whole towns have bee the butt of jok about the supposed homosexualy of their habants.