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heyyyy, i’m doing an instagram live on our page The Queer Muslim Project at 4 pm indian standard time please tune in if you can, check out both lives!! it’s going to be good

we are the @ thequeermuslimproject on instagram and we work on the intersections of faith and sexuality in india. please tune in support us

[unclequeer]

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[virus369]

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[wearebrownpeople]

Honour Abuse Study- SOUTH ASIAN MUSLIMS ONLY

Hi everyone!!! Sorry I have not been active on this account, once my dissertation is done I will post a LOT MORE.

I have HUGE favour though, only for my SOUTH ASIAN MUSLIMS (sorry). I am conducting a study on honour abuse, and would love to hear your opinion on certain situations related to it, and if some things are reasonable.

https://uclan.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8G762t0QT1M3RUG

it will take 10 minutes MAX, and is sensitive so don’t worry if you don’t feel well enough to look at the topic

thank you to anyone that does it

[unconventionalmuslim]

'Coming out', Surah Maryam and the future of our community.

Hey everyone! Most of you probably don’t know me because I hardly post, but I’m Adam and I’ve been around the tumblrsphere for about 4/5 years now. I was most active between 2013 and 2014, but since then you can usually find me floating about in the twitterverse.

I’m writing this short post as a homage to my past self and for everyone that is LGBT*+ and Muslim that isn’t ‘out’ yet or otherwise. For many of us ‘coming out’ is not only a daunting task, but something that can be inconceivable due to the socio-cultural and religious environments that we find ourselves. When I first found myself in the world of tumblr, my terrified twenty two year old self (yes I’m an old one according to tumblr standards) couldn’t conceive of ever coming out because I had hardly an idea of who I was, what I was or where my life would be headed. I spoke to and met some amazing people on tumblr (who I wish I was still in contact with - if you recognise me say hey!) that helped to turn the internal cogs for self-exploration: an age of exploration shall we say! Since 2014, I’ve learnt so much from some amazing people who I found in the world that, privileged to call my dearest friends and I’m rapidly coming to a cross roads where I will need to ‘come out’ officially in order to push the trajectory of life in the direction I’m choosing. However, coming out will not only change my life (eventually for the better) but it will be at the cost of many heartbreaks, sever of familial ties and ostracism from the community that I grew up in. This is not a situation that is exclusive to myself but rather it is a traumatic and life changing chapter in all LGBT*+ Muslims should they choose to do it.

‘Coming out’ should always be a choice and not an eventuality that everyone should be held to, (quite different from the western standard). For LGBT+ Muslims, coming out is an extremely traumatic and often forced endeavour. Many LGBT*+ Muslims that I’ve spoken to are not ‘out’ so to speak and prefer it that way for a reasons of safety, financial security, familial convenience, to name a few. For me, specifically, coming out has an end game. It would be unlikely for me to ‘come out’ to a community so deeply entrenched in homophobia if there was no practical element to it. Coming out will allow me to live the life that I envision for myself. I’m also not supposing that ‘coming out’ is some wonder drug that will allow me to live my life as soon as I do so. It will still be a long and tough process, but ‘coming out’ will ‘light the match’ to that process, so to speak. May Allah grant me patience, Ameen.

Where is Allah in all of this? I seemed to have neglected the ‘Muslim’ half of the ‘LGBT*+ Muslim’ phrase, but Allah is to always play a prominent part in my life, without them* I don’t know if I would’ve come to the eventuality I have.

It’s difficult for LGBT*+ people that come from a Muslim background to stay connected with their faith (even if they were in the past). It is not for a lack of internalised-faith (Imaan) but a lack of faith with the religious institutions that constantly gate keep who is and who is not ‘true’, ‘pious’, ‘good’ Muslim. It’s hard, but all of us LGBT or not, need to disconnect a caricature of Imaan (Beard, thobes, hijab, niqab etc) with ‘true’ Imaan that cannot be seen, heard, or felt by others. Despite the prophet* having warned us against such false advertising, we play no heed as such standards are deeply embedded within the psyche of most. ‘But are they right?’ I hear you say. ‘Is being LGBT*+ a sin?’ I don’t want to answer either yes or no, because it is not for me to judge what is and what is not a sin, but what I will leave you with is this. We view a ‘sin’ as a purely religious currency, but we often fail to take into account the socio-political environment that gives birth to the idea of sin. Sinning isn’t necessarily against God (many would argue it is not at all) but against an established social, political and cultural norm that may tear down the fabric of the current order if continued. To give a brief example, Islam is often viewed as a misogynistic and patriarchal religion that gives women few (if any real) and men too many rights, but I would (and could) argue against a patriarchal and misogynist interpretation of Islam. At the ‘founding’ of Islam over 1400 years ago, women were given exceptional rights at the time and was seen as giving women too many rights by non-Muslim contemporaries. Islam put an end to female infanticide (surah Takwir), restored the rights of women who were slain without evidence (surah Noor) and gave women positions of power equal to men (surah Maryam as well as other narrations).

One of my upmost favourite surahs in the Qur’an is Surah Maryam and the verse that often drops me in tears is when a cradled Prophet Jesus speaks out with authority and justice to defend the moral integrity of his mother, Mary.

‘Then she brought him to her people, carrying him. They said, “O Mary, you have certainly done a thing unprecedented. O sister of Aaron, your father was not a man of evil, nor was your mother unchaste.” So she pointed to him [Jesus]. They said, “How can we speak to one who is in the cradle a child?” [Jesus] said, “Indeed, I am the servant of Allah. He has given me the Scripture and made me a prophet. And He has made me blessed wherever I am and has enjoined upon me prayer and zakah as long as I remain alive And [made me] dutiful to my mother, and He has not made me a wretched tyrant. And peace is on me the day I was born and the day I will die and the day I am raised alive.”’

Qur’an (19:27-33)

I view these series of verses in context to my own struggles as an LGBT*+ Muslim: we are Maryam, in the sense that we are not only misunderstood but we are at a social disadvantage being LGBT*+ being thrown accusation left, right and centre about our ‘sinful lifestyle’ ‘dedication to God’ and our character as ‘unchaste’. Jesus is anyone that will speak up for us and speak the truth of our truth without prejudice, malignment or agendas that seek to silence us. The Religious elite at the time of Jesus were extremely corrupt, just as much as OUR religious elite is now extremely corrupt as well.

So what is the future of the LGBT*+ Muslim community and the Muslim community in general? Is there an acceptance on the horizon? A full and wide acceptance is probably not coming anytime soon, but what there is now, which there hasn’t been in the preceding decades, is a conversation of our existence. That is progress, given that we were erased from the social fabric of the Muslim community. Also, are we ‘waiting’ for a roll model like Jesus in this narrative to take the hilt for our rights and inclusion in the community? Perhaps maybe even waiting for Jesus himself? These are questions that I have no clear answers to, but are worth pondering over as we move into times that are becoming increasingly unpredictable…

As we are now in the last ten nights of Ramadhan and if you are going to pray as an LGBT*+ Muslim, pray with the peace of mind that Allah knows you better than you know yourself and that everything in the universe is his creation, that includes you! i pray that Allah grants the Muslim community Hidayah to not turn a blind eye to those that are pushed on the fringes of Islamic society and that a concerted effort is made to interpret Islam fairly for those that have been, for too long, feeling the torment and trauma by their own.

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Growing up as a gay muslim and coming from a very cultural family i felt i could never make peace with my identity and that i would always have to sacrifice my sexuality. Being pakistani mixed well with being muslim but i was always made to believe that neither of the two could be put together with being Gay. I believed that for a majority of my life until we put it to the test. Going to a holy place with my Girlfriend gave me the biggest sense of relief and inner peace. I went there expecting to experience an inner turmoil, feel anxiety and realise maybe i was doing wrong but Lord knows i have never felt as whole in my entire life as i did in this moment. All my demons were put to rest, and the years of struggle and self-hatred left me. Surrounded by my Lord and my soon to be Wife, i was finally able to be.

And for all those who say that you can't be gay and muslim. We're already here.

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LGBT can't be Muslims

I'm seeing so many posts wishing LGBT Muslims a happy Ramadan and it's honestly disgusting. These people are literay ignoring huge chunks of the Quran so why the hell are they calling themselves Muslim? These LGBT 'muslims' are delusional.

I can tell most of the people who are defending them are either

A. Muslims who cherry pick the Quran to their liking

B. Non Muslims who are ignorant af about Islam

An LGBT person calling themselves Muslim is like me saying 'i don't eat pork so therefore I'm Jewish'. It makes no sense.

Happy Ramadan to those who are REAL Muslims!

[ajourneytotruth]

LGBTQ Muslim communities?

Hi everyone, I’ve fallen off of the tumblr train for a while. I hope everyone is well though.

I was wondering if any of you knew of any lgbtq Muslim communities in nyc that are revert friendly?

[qwear]

A new art exhibition at SOMArts in San Francisco features artwork by 14 queer, transgender and gender non-binary Muslim artists from Syria, Pakistan, Somalia, and beyond, including painters, performance artists and fashion designers!

Do any LGBTQIA+ Muslims in the San Francisco area want to write abut this show for our website? Email us: info@qwearfashion.com

[iraqueer]

went on to the queer muslim tag to draw myself back together I'm the hopes of finding some lgbtmuslim joy but we're really going through it huh

[virus369]

If u r an arab and LGBTQ+ who came out to ur family , would u please share ur story with me! , If not can u reblog this!

[mysticofthefreedom]

Una vez más ha coincidido el sagrado mes de Ramadan con el mes del Orgullo LGBTI+, y puedo sentirme orgulloso de celebrar ambos, sin miedo. Debemos aprovechar esta coincidencia para reivindicar, para visibilizar y demostrar al mundo que existimos, para luchar por nuestros derechos, los de ambxs, los de musulmanxs, los del colectivo LGBTI+, los de aquellxs que formamos parte de estos dos. Acabar con tanta intolerancia, con tanta hipocresía de aquellxs que combaten el racismo, la islamofobia... pero siguen redactando discursos LGBTIfobos, siguen negándonos nuestra libertad, nuestra libertad de amar, nuestra libertad de existir... Como recientemente tuve el placer de escuchar de boca de un musulmán abiertamente homosexual: "son las personas las que odian, no la religión". Y con toda la razón que contiene esta frase deseo ampliarla añadiendo que además, es aún más triste, que las personas usen la religión como herramienta de odio. Opino, como ya he dicho, que hace falta visibilización del colectivo LGBTI+ musulmán. Porque existe, no somos diferentes a cualquier otra persona, a cualquier otrx musulman/a. Necesitamos profesar unos valores alejados de las malas interpretaciones de los textos sagrados, de interpretaciones tal vez demasiado literales, debemos alejarnos de discursos religiosos que puedan influenciarnos en nuestra visión de la creencia. ¿Qué ha sido de eso de vivir cada uno la religión individualmente? ¿De tener nuestra íntima y personal relación con Allah? Debemos retomar ese camino, lejos de cualquier institucionalización religiosa, pues si yo vivo mi islam de una manera y otra persona lo hace de forma distinta, no tenemos ningún derecho a juzgarnos. Así que con este mensaje tan solo espero frenar discriminaciones, "fobias" sin sentido; que sea un antídoto contra el odio; una reflexión para muchxs y sobre todo una llamada a la visibilización y a la lucha, pues solo así lograremos un cambio. • #lgbti #queer #queermuslim #gaymuslim #lgbtmuslim #pride #freedom

[sairu2020]

I’m new to this 😛

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#pakistanilesbian

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