In tradnal Islam, homosexualy is nsired an unspeakable crime, leavg many young gay Mlims the shadows
Contents:
- LONDON'S LANDMARK BUILDG DOTTED WH STRIP CLUBS, GAY VENU TO TURN TO MOSQUE
- COMG OUT: GROWG UP GAY AND MLIM AMERI
- CAN A MLIM BE GAY?
- YOUNG, GAY, BRISH AND MLIM
LONDON'S LANDMARK BUILDG DOTTED WH STRIP CLUBS, GAY VENU TO TURN TO MOSQUE
A three-storey mosque and Islamic centre, named 'Picdilly Prayer Space,' is set to be tablished wh the Troro, a historic entertament plex London's entertament quarter. However, the cisn to build the mosque has also sparked a bate, wh crics qutng s lotn, also known for s bars, nightclubs, gay venu and strip jots. * gay and muslim *
The area is also known for s ncentratn of bars, nightclubs, gay venu and strip jots – all of which are nsired sful Islam. Any normal person who is sound his md will never ever thk of askg whether lbianism and homosexualy has any place Islam.
Even if the print of any untry has a gay partner, he will never wish to publicly announce the filthy relatnship he has wh his gay partner or rm the people of his so lled marriage to him.
Allah Ta’ala stroyed the entire natn of Hazrat Loot (Alaihis Salaam) due to them beg volved the s of homosexualy. Unable to rencile beg gay wh his fah, he stepped away om Islam. “I did try to divorce myself om Islam bee I was gay, ” says Omar, who asked to be intified by only his first name.
COMG OUT: GROWG UP GAY AND MLIM AMERI
* gay and muslim *
“Growg up, I was tght that beg gay was not OK … You were pletely exmunited or lived on the g or had to e up wh a lot of solutns that weren’t hont.
Sce movg to New York Cy five years ago, Omar has lived as an openly gay man. Tradnally, Islam do not tolerate homosexualy. “Beg Mlim — ’s not safe to be gay sometim, ” Omar said.
CAN A MLIM BE GAY?
Steam Communy: Csar Kgs III. Ummmm,,,, a gay mlim? HARAM!!! * gay and muslim *
“First and foremost, I am gay, “ he said, “who happens to be a person of lor, who happens to be raised Mlim. Imam Chenor Jalloh of the Islamic Cultural Center of New York, the cy’s largt mosque, said the doors are always open to gay Mlims.
The imam offers this advice to Mlim parents of gay children: “Love them. Dpe his temperance, Jalloh suggts that time, gay youths n change. 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.
YOUNG, GAY, BRISH AND MLIM
In New York she found support both her gay muny and her relign.
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.
“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. Now 30 and livg as an openly gay man, Omar still hasn’t explicly e out to his parents.