Comg out: Growg up gay and Mlim Ameri | Al Jazeera Ameri

Contents:

• IN A SURVEY OF AMERIN MLIMS, 0% INTIFIED AS LBIAN OR GAY. HERE’S THE STORY BEHD THAT STATISTIC
• COMG OUT: GROWG UP GAY AND MLIM AMERI
• MAJORY OF AMERIN MLIMS NOW SUPPORT LBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL PEOPLE
• MEET AMERI’S FIRST OPENLY GAY IMAM
• WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE GAY AND MLIM AMERI
• AFFIRMG MOSQU HELP GAY MLIMS RENCILE FAH, SEXUALY
• GROWG UP—AND GRIEVG—AS A GAY MLIM AMERIN
• INTY EXPERIENCE AMONG PROGRSIVE GAY MLIMS NORTH AMERI: A QUALATIVE STUDY WH AL-FATIHA
• MLIMS WHO STRONGLY FAVOR OR FAVOR GAY MARRIAGE

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

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COMG OUT: GROWG UP GAY AND MLIM AMERI

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

"Amongst Islamic scholars, there is a wi range of terpretatns of homosexualy, " said Sylvia Chan-Malik, an associate profsor of Amerin studi at Rutgers Universy. "It's a b tobgraphil but wh a happier endg, " Ali story foc on a mother a patriarchal nservative society South India who is faced wh a dilemma when her son reveals that he is gay. "I've read every holy book and uldn't fd any reference that monized me, " he said, addg that though Mlims are generally hostile towards homosexuals, the way that he unrstands the Quran,  don't ban that kd of fiant Pri Month, the shadow of the Supreme Court draft opn leakOrthodox:Judaism's most tradnal branch looks to make fah more supportive for LGBTQ membersWhen he go to the mosque, he wears his rabow p.

MEET AMERI’S FIRST OPENLY GAY IMAM

It is this view and mixed msag that often leave young gay Mlims feelg nfed and alone, torn between the fear of beg disowned by fay and fah and nyg their sexual inti. And given the myriad social challeng facg Amerin Mlims general, om ernment monorg to discrimatn, the prsur n leave some gay Mlims feelg like a dual mory, isolated wh and outsi their muni. But some young gay Mlims are challengg this arrangement, risg the fields of polics, media, art and activism and workg to create a more clive Amerin Islam.

And while the tradn remas that homosexualy is a s Islam, there is a growg movement of scholars, activists and relig lears rereadg sourc and pullg om them ias of tolerance and social change.

WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE GAY AND MLIM AMERI

“The tth is that durg Prophet Muhammad’s days, he appoted the first female imam, and gay people were not persecuted for beg gay, ” said Ani Zonneveld, founr of Mlims for Progrsive Valu, a Los Angel–based anizatn that advot for women’s rights and lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr equaly. She is a trailblazer, helpg create the kd of safe spac Islam that young gay Mlims like Omar and Sara seek, has officiated at the Islamic weddg of a lbian uple and challeng the tablishment by leadg prayers — a task women are tradnally not allowed to do. “And this sounds silly, but even on social media, on Facebook, I’ll let some pictur go on there that uld really be perceived as gay, and my fay n see that.

AFFIRMG MOSQU HELP GAY MLIMS RENCILE FAH, SEXUALY

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 .

GROWG UP—AND GRIEVG—AS A GAY MLIM AMERIN

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 .

INTY EXPERIENCE AMONG PROGRSIVE GAY MLIMS NORTH AMERI: A QUALATIVE STUDY WH AL-FATIHA

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. On issu affectg queer people, whe evangelils often stand out om other Amerin relig are the only major relig group that favors allowg small bs owners to refe goods or servic to gay and lbian people on relig grounds (56 percent). ” Women monstrate support of a lg by a feral judge Seattle that grants a natnwi temporary rtrag orr agast the printial orr to ban travel to the Uned Stat om seven Mlim-majory untri, at Tom Bradley Internatnal Termal at Los Angel Internatnal Airport on Febary 4, 2017 Los Angel, McNew via Getty ImagThe Growg Impact And Influence Of Young MlimsShiftg attus towards homosexualy Amerin Mlim muni have been driven by a few key groups.

There are fah lears who openly support gay youth, mosqu and muny centers where queer Mlims are weled, and Mlim lears and entertaers who are publicly out. ”- Mariam DurraniDebate Wh Amerin Mlim Communi On HomosexualyArshad said that queer Mlims have bee “utly optimistic” recent years about their acceptance wh Amerin Mlim muni.

MLIMS WHO STRONGLY FAVOR OR FAVOR GAY MARRIAGE

”Tensns about Islam’s acceptance of homosexualy surfaced this June at a nventn held by the Islamic Society of North Ameri, a natnal associatn of Mlim anizatns. "Beg an openly gay imam and havg been intified as such, I do get a lot of feedback and also kickback, but that's OK, " said Imam Daayiee Abdullah, of Washgton, D. "I thk Daayiee is tryg to say, 'Y, I n be gay and I n be a Mlim, and I n tend to people who are also gay and Mlim, ' that this is part of their inty as a human beg and that the relign of Islam teach people to embrace all aspects of their humany, " he said.

Ebenhack)Gay Mlims tend to be virtually visible the Uned a culture that has been alternately skeptil of and downright hostile toward Mlim Amerins, g out as LGBTQ si that muny isn't exactly easy.