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.
Contents:
- IN A SURVEY OF AMERIN MLIMS, 0% INTIFIED AS LBIAN OR GAY. HERE’S THE STORY BEHD THAT STATISTIC
- ANTI-ISLAM, BUT PRO-GAY? HOW MOSQUE OPPONENTS TIE THEMSELV KNOTS
IN A SURVEY OF AMERIN MLIMS, 0% INTIFIED AS LBIAN OR GAY. HERE’S THE STORY BEHD THAT STATISTIC
Lbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans people solidary wh Mlim muni unr attack * lgbt against islamophobia *
We often face homophobia wh our faial and cultural environments, as well as Islamophobia perpetuated by the world around . It is also problematic to generalise lns of people, and this further ntribut to an Orientalist perspective that homogenis the diversy of Mlim muni and thought.
This bigotry disregards the part the wtern world, more specifilly Bra and s former empire, had proselytisg legislative homophobia through s lonial projects the 19th century. I’d also remend you read up on LGBTQ+ history wh Islamic societi – Islamic Homosexuali: Culture, History and Lerature by Will Rose and Stephen O.
ANTI-ISLAM, BUT PRO-GAY? HOW MOSQUE OPPONENTS TIE THEMSELV KNOTS
Murray, and Homosexualy Islam by Stt Siraj al-Haqq Kugle are great plac to start.