#lgbtqi muslims

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Muhsin Hendricks

Birth : Unknown

Ethnicity : South Asian, African

Alumni : University of Islamic Studies, Karachi (1990-1994)

Gender : Cisgender man

Sexuality : Gay

Occupation : Imam, scholar, activist

Muhsin Hendricks is an Islamic scholar, researcher & human rights activist.He is allegedly the world's first openly gay Imam. He has done independent research on Islam and sexual diversity, an area that does not often get explored in the Muslim/Islamic world. He has also delivered many papers and facilitated workshops on Islam and Sexual Diversity to many organizations in South Africa, USA and Europe. Muhsin is founder of The Inner Circle/Al-fitrah Foundation, the largest organization for LGBTQI+ Muslims in Africa & CCI Network, a network of inclusive muslims, faith leaders & activist. He founded the first gender-affirming, queer-friendly mosque in South Africa (the mosque is affiliated with organization Al-fitrah Foundation).

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People often say that LGBTQIA+ people doesn't exists in Muslim/Islamic World. Nowdays many muslims argued that LGBTQI+ rights are contrary to their traditional beliefs, homosexuality shouldn't be decriminalized in their native countries,because it goes against their moral values,cultural norms & social mores,[...].

But previous Islamic history & muslim traditions had wide range of acceptance of sexual & gender diversity.In those days Muslim communities weren't so bigotted, heterosexist,homophobic/transphobic, heteropatriarchal.Colonialism,communism,dictatorship,islamist regime justified the prejudices against queer folks in Muslim world, not Islam itself.

In 1854, Ottoman empire legalised consensual homosexuality in parts of Middle East,North Africa,Eastern Europe & West Asia.Notably Mughal,Mamluk,Khilji,Sayyid, Pathan,Lodi,Abbasid,Safavid,Qajar,Ottoman empire gave privileges to gender variants and eunuchs.Even it is also said that Aghawas (a designation for trans feminine, effeminate,agender/eunuch & intersex) were served as guardian of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)'s mosque & tomb.There had been numerous homoerotic paintings & same sex romantic poetries in medieval islamic era.In pre-modern muslim societies ghazals (sufi spiritual song) has direct references with queerness.In some sufi traditions cross-dressing, gender fluidity was considered as sacred.

Since 18th & 19th century almost all muslim countries were colonized or being influenced by European Orthodox Christians.Europeans pushed their moral codes,heteropatriarchal system & gender roles upon muslim communities.But western colonialism was unable to erase queerness & love from asia.In Pakistan,Bangladesh,India & some parts of Afghanistan, Hijras (designation term for trans feminine,trans woman,gender diverse,intersex) are still exists.Hijras has recognition of third gender in Pakistan,India & Bangladesh.They have some civil rights in those countries mentioned.But Transgender people's livelihood in Afghanistan is very worst.Some Afghan trans people's lifestyles are very similar to Hijra/Khawaja Sara subculture. In central-asian muslim cultures gender vice-versa or variance are not uncommon.Bacha bazi or Bacha-bozi is practice where adult men get sexual services from young crossdressers and effeminates.

Waria, another transgender muslim community can be found in Indonesia.Waria transgenders has very limited rights comparing to Hijras.In South Sulawesi, Indonesia Bugis (a muslim tribe) recognized 5 genders: Oroané(masculine men), makkunrai (feminine women), Calalai (trans-masculine or masculine women), Calabai (trans-feminine or feminine male), Bissu (androgynous or non-binary).The classification of the calabai,calalai, & bissu as third genders is disputed.These roles can also be seen as fundamental occupational and spiritual callings, which are not as directly involved in designations such as male and female.In pre-Islamic culture, Bissu were seen as intermediaries between the people and the gods.The Bissu are closely associated with the female yet androgynous moon goddess, as her spiritual offspring.Up until the 1940s, the Bissu were still central to keeping ancient palace rites alive, including coronations of kings & queens. Historically, Bissu have played an important role in other ceremonies as well,particularly in weddings and childbirth events.However today Bissu & Waria faces marginalization in their homeland due to rise of Political Islamism & Islamic Extremism .

Here is a list of Muslim/Islamic nations where homosexuality is not a criminal offense (technically):

Albania - Legal since Ottoman period.

Bosnia & Herzegovina - Legal since Ottoman period.

Kosovo - Legal since Ottoman period.

Azerbaijan - Legal since 1918 or 2000 (not sure).But state often arrests LGBTQ community members.

Northern Cyprus - Legal since Ottoman period,legal in modern northern cyprus since 2015.

Turkey - Legal since Ottoman period, legal in modern turkey since 1923.

Jordan - Legal since Ottoman period,legal in hashemite kingdom of jordan since 1951.

Bahrain - Legal since Ottoman period.

West Bank (Palestine) - Female homosexuality always been legal,male homosexuality is legal since 1951.

Gaza (Palestine) -Female homosexuality always been legal.

Lebanon - Legal since Ottoman period, legal in modern lebanon since 2018 (however the legal status of homosexuality is vogue)

Kazakhstan - Legal since 1997 (de facto),nationwide legal since 1998 (de jure).

Kyrgyzstan - Legal since 1998.

Egypt - Legal since Ottoman period.Although private consensual homosexuality is not criminalized by domestic laws.Commercial & adult consensual homosexuality is de-facto illegal since 1961.

Kuwait -Female homosexuality always been legal.

UAE - There's no explicit federal law against homosexuality.But commercial & non-commercial homosexuality is de-facto illegal.

Burkina Faso - always legal

Djibouti - always legal

Mali - legal since 1961

Mayotte - always legal

Niger - always legal

Guinea Bissau - legal since 1993.

Sierra Leone -Female homosexuality always been legal.

Uzbekistan - Female homosexuality always been legal in federal law.

Turkmenistan - Female homosexuality always been legal in federal law.

Tajikistan - legal since 1998.

Indonesia - Homosexuality never been a criminal offense until 2022.LGBTQI+ people often faced persecution by state & harassment.In 2022, Indonesian parliament passed a bill that outlaws all types of sexual relationships outside the traditional marriage.

Here is a list of Muslim/Islamic nations,where transgender & gender diverse people has rights:

Iran - Transgender individuals were officially recognized by the government, under condition of undergoing sex reassignment surgery, with some financial assistance being provided by the govt. for the costs of surgery, and with a change of sex marker on birth certificates available post-surgery since early 1980s. However, substantial legal and societal barriers still exist in Iran. Trans individuals who do not undergo surgery have no legal recognition and those that do are first submitted to a long and invasive process (including virginity tests, parental approval, psychological counseling that reinforces feelings of shame & inspection by the Family Court).

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Trans people may change their legal gender in Bosnia & Herzegovina after a sex reassignment surgery & other medical treatments.

Pakistan - Pakistan recognized Hijras as third gender in 2009. In 2018 Pakistan's parliament passed “The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act” which provides fundamental rights in health, education, government and security.

Lebanon - In late 1990s Lebanon allow sex reassignment surgery.In 2016 Lebanon court legally recognized a trans man as man.

Turkey - Transgender individuals were allowed to change their gender since 1988.However later Turkey adopted harsh policies for transgenders,required many pre–requisutes in order to be able to receive gender-affirming surgery. Transgender persons had to ask & be granted permission for the surgery,be at least 18 years of age,unmarried, & sterilized in order to receive gender-affirming surgery.

Jordan - Since 2014 jordan allow trans people to change their gender after a sex change operation.

Bahrain -Since 2008 Bahrain allow trans people to change their gender after a sex change operation.

Bangladesh - since 2013 Bangladesh recognized hijras & eunuchs as third gender.In 1975 Dr. Hosne Ara Begum became the first transsexual woman to be recognised as woman in Bangladesh.

Indonesia - Indonesia allows sex change operation for Warias & give limited rights for transgenders.

Kazakhstan - Since 2003, trans people allowed to change legal gender following sex change surgery,medical examinations, & sterilisation.

Kyrgyzstan -Transgender people allowed to change legal gender following sex reassigment surgery, medical treatments,sterilisation since 2014.

Tajikistan -Under Tajik law, trans people may change their legal gender on their passport if they provide a medical statement that they have undergone sex reassignment surgery. There has been 2 sex-change operations performed – the first one in 2001 and the second one in 2014.

UAE- allows intersex persons to undergoes a sex change surgery & change their gender.

Egypt - In 1988, a sunni Islamic Fatwa by Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy grants legal permission to perform gender affirming surgery. In Egypt, those who want to undergo the surgery must seek an approval from a gender reassignment review committee at the Medical Syndicate of Al-Azhar. But the committee has not convened since 2013, when Al-Azhar withdrew its member from the ccommission. Now, Egypt only perform sex reassignment surgery for intersex individuals with court approval.

Iraq - An Iraqi transsexual undergone a sex change surgery in 2018. The Iraqi Ministry of Interior supported country's first sex change operation. However, Iraq has harsh policies for trans individuals, required pre–requisites in order to be able to receive sex reassignment surgery. Since 2023 Iraq has prohibited sex change operations based on mere personal choices, one must have court approval and have to give medical reason for it.

[joan-bf]

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This is an infographic video about Islamic queer and trans history. We have collected data from Hidayah LGBT+, MPV, and The Queer Muslim Project. The first few slides of this video show the rich gender diversity and queerness of the early days of Islam and the Muslim world. The last slides of this video highlight the impact of colonial laws on the Muslim world, which shaped today's worldview of LGBTQI+ identities and diverse sexualities. This video is also part of our #QueerIslamicHistory Project.

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The country singer Ty Herndon tied the knot with Alex Schwartz on Saturday in an outdoor ceremony in Chapmansboro, Tennessee.

Star-Studded Lineup For The Grooms.

The wedding was directed by Herndon’s longtime friend Bonnie Hadden, who runs his fan club, and officiated by Melissa Greene, a former member of the contemporary Christian band Avalon. Groomsmen included former Avalon member Michael Passons, Herndon’s manager and former GLAAD VP Zeke Stokes, and Herndon’s longtime producer and guitarist Erik Halbig. 

Special Guest and Performers Present. Plus the food!

There were musical performances by Anita Cochran, Matt Bloyd, Jamie Floyd + Jimmy Thow, and Shelly Fairchild throughout the event.

When it came to food, Herndon says they wanted a "southern feast" for guests. Al’s Diner and Deli in Nashville catered the plated dinner, which included chicken, pork, macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes, green beans, and salad with iced tea.

The couple’s cake was a three-tier with almond butter creme and blueberry lemon tiers, created by Ivey Cake in Nashville. Plus, an ice cream bar and a chocolate station. 

Ahead of the couple's nuptials, Herndon said he couldn't wait to celebrate with their closest friends and family and feel the "love that folks are bringing from all across the country and around the world to be a part of our special day.”

Herndon and Schwartz also honored family special family members during the day.

Herndon says ––– “My father has been deceased for a long time, so we had a beautiful photo of him on a table alongside Alex’s baby brother, who passed away.”

Click here to get the complete scoop on the couple's wedding.

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According to the screenshots provided by [German researcher & historian Henrik Schönemann]⁩, the list includes (all of the following are direct quotes): 

$78,000 to Palestinian activist group whose chairman was photographed attending an anniversary event celebrating the founding of the Popular Front for the Liberation of the Palestine terrorist group

$1 Million for foreign DEI programs, including ‘indigenous language technology’ in Guatemala, per non-public funding docs reviewed by WFB

$5 million for effort to treat eating disorders by “affirming” LGBTQIA+ patients’ sexual orientation and gender claims

Up to $3 million to defund the police advocacy group to pursue “climate justice” for convicts

Funded performances of play “Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes,” in which God is bisexual and communists are good, in North Macedonia

Disbursed $15,000 to “queer” Muslim writers in India

Shelled out tens of thousands to create army of 2,500 LGBTQI+ allies

Up to $10 million worth of USAID-funded meals went to al Qaeda-linked terrorist group the Nusra Front

$500,000 to group that “empowers women” in attempt to solve sectarian violence in Israel just ten days before Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks

$4.67 million to EcoHealth Alliance – one of the key NGOs funding bat virus research at Wuhan Institute of Virology — in late 2021. Later refused to answer key questions about the funding.

$7.9 million to a project that would teach Sri Lankan journalists to avoid “binary-gendered language”

$1.3 million to Arab and Jewish photographers

$1.5 million for “art for inclusion of people with disabilities”

$2 million to promote “LGBT equality through entrepreneurship…in developing Latin American countries.”

Education Week: “Biden Administration Cites 1619 Project as Inspiration in History Grant Proposal”

VA took at least a dozen actions aimed at bolstering DEI during the Biden-Harris administration while the number of homeless veterans increased and the amount of claims in the VA’s backlog grew from ~211,000 to ~378,000

NASA has allocated roughly $10 million to grants advancing DEI and “environmental justice” since 2020

Following President Trump’s executive order on DEI at federal agencies, the ATF “quietly changing the job title of its former diversity officer… to ‘senior executive’ with the ATF.

The Department of Labor requested additional funding in 2023 for “The Chief Evaluation Office for a new rigorous interagency evaluation of actions aimed at improving Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity, and Accessibility across the federal workforce,” more than $6.5 million “to restore employee benefits programs that will advance equity by specifically addressing how opportunities can be expanded for underserved communities and vulnerable populations,” and $5 million “to evaluate actions aimed at improving diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) within the federal workforce.”

Fox Business: “FOX Business’ ‘Trouble in the Skies,’ a six month investigation of the FAA’s new hiring practices, uncovered changes that may put the nation’s flying public at risk as well as allegations that the newest air traffic control recruits had access to answers on a key test that helped them gain jobs with the FAA…Also uncovered was an FAA effort to promote diversity that discarded 3000 qualified college graduates with degrees in air traffic control despite their following FAA procedure and obtaining FAA accredited degrees.”

Schönemann⁩ told 404 Media he wanted to share a sentiment alongside his find: “People all around the world care, you are not alone. And: #TransRights.”

Earlier this week, we reported that the Trump administration had set up a website called waste.gov, which was live on the internet with a sample page from a default WordPress template. Both DEI.gov and waste.gov were created at the same time, according to Reuters, and DEI.gov was recently set up to redirect to waste.gov. After our reporting, both websites were put behind a password wall.

[tboy-racer]

i dont usually talk about this shit but i guess i just wanna put my thoughts out

a lot of people in my country do not know about whats going on in the US nor the prejudices that LGBTQI+ community is facing. if anything, they know that the concept of lgbtqi+ is purely a western thing. they assume the US is a haven for us, and they are blind to the laws and rights and shit theyre pushing to said people. sometimes i even get threats to leave the country because im not accepted here. that is just reality.

man, im really stumped. i dont know whether to try to educate people or cease contact. i dont really know any better.

for one, being homophobic and transphobic and all that good shit is second nature to almost every idk malay muslim here. its really hard when religion and culture comes into the mix because i really do love both of them, they just dont love me back.

and i guess thats the tragedy, i guess. cant seek my own people for refuge. home thinks im too westernized. western world thinks im too 'southern' or idk 'regressed' whatever the hell that means. religion thinks im a mistake. i still hold those beliefs so i dont really consider myself atheist. everyone seems to have something to say about me. and i never really got to say anything about myself. im a perpetual outsider, so to say

how does it feel like, seeing both sides of the same bigoted coin? terrible, really. wish i only saw one side. wish i saw none! wish it never happened, but of course its not that simple

rant end

[amphiptere]

So there are a lot of ASMR videos of people reading the first chapter of a book but there are far fewer where people then proceed to read the entire book and as someone fond of finishing books, these appeal to me a lot more. I've made a list of Youtube playlists which read books in full, here they are below the cut. Most are public domain (as they should be) but some unfortunately are not. Titles are listed alphabetically. Please let me know if I'm missing any books here, I'd love to grow the list!

A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkkOTK0NV68&list=PLpNULLlab16ThYI89eP2pF6IWb1lht0de https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO8w5Kxnp_c&list=PLixhERGNwuH0j2BjkmEOErsV46mKx_wBv (alternative) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-0KW2M4AVs (alternative) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3JG2UGOSFI&list=PLoMHYOaXcv7iRop5Z9eF_I2BG-I5NqgYD&pp=iAQB (alternative) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBPMN6gaBnM (alternative) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnagKqzwbhk (alternative)

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co_tEU11TiI&list=PLpNULLlab16Q8uK1Gzacs46NatSm3JvgA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLbRPBgH6tA&list=PLCdPdPaGwxIuVDhkWgt1CSanEjT0DGR0j&index=1 (alternative) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCwW04boMtw&list=PLixhERGNwuH09vquZl6TwY8qAvLtCqa2s&index=1 (alternative)

A Little Princess, Frances Hodge Burnett https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxmjwYEQrEQ&list=PLCdPdPaGwxIulbWjZ5LbfJaTNbJWxztX7

Coraline, Neil Gaiman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3aw6Sb3Djk&list=PLcnoOW1ZgX4fj1oyKC3XOXhIDg7euqOjj

Emma, Jane Austen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z__sdrNrdPA&list=PL3lPIOSZjFjgZn1Yo3YpXtT_wWuHaKW2q (incomplete, but still being uploaded to)

Frankenstein, Mary Shelley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnUTfpYFgsc&list=PLCdPdPaGwxIs8lC7WRqc2tTE8Cp6r5FiZ&index=1

The Great Gatsby, F Scott Fitzgerald https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeTQBX_n_uM&list=PLpNULLlab16QAJPGfzAaJcPTATTh4zhks

Heartstopper volumes 1-5, Alice Oseman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ASfBMKvjUQ&list=PLxs4Ya8eGrnUGDBeH2UPrqtu4Ai9kctzj [Heartstopper is available to read for free, legally online on the webcomic site Tapas (https://tapas.io/episode/428109), where author Alice Oseman links her patreon www.patreon.com/aliceoseman and promotes charities. If you read along on the website while playing this video, ad revenue from having the page open will be donated to her current selected charity, or you can make a donation of your choosing. She features the Albert Kennedy Trust, The Okra Project (www.theokraproject.com/), Black Lives Matter (blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/), African Rainbow Family (africanrainbowfamily.org/), UK Black Pride (www.ukblackpride.org.uk/), Trans Women of Color Collective, Imaan LGBTQI Muslim Support (www.justgiving.com/imaan-lgbtqi), Gendered Intelligence (genderedintelligence.co.uk/), Rainbow Noir (rainbownoirmcr.com/), Black Trans Alliance (www.blacktransalliance.org/), fiveforfive (www.fiveforfive.co.uk/give), Small Trans Library Glasgow (www.paypal.com/pools/c/8nwkSOqDCS), Trans Mutual Aid Manchester (PayPal.me/TMAMCR), Lambdaistanbul (www.lambdaistanbul.org/s/), Social Policy Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Studies Association (https://spod.org.tr/destekcimiz-olun/), Ukraine Crisis Fundraiser (donate.chooselove.org/campaigns/ukraine-appeal/), Not a Phase (https://notaphase.org/), The Outside Project (https://lgbtiqoutside.org/), London Trans+ Pride 2023 (https://gofundme.com/f/london-trans-pride-2023), Trans Pride Brighton (transpridebrighton.org/donate/), Gender GP (www.gendergp.com/the-gendergp-fund/), Rainbow Migration (www.rainbowmigration.org.uk/), Háttér Society (https://en.hatter.hu/), Loving Me (linktr.ee/lovingmerefuge), TransgenderNI (https://transgenderni.org.uk/), Scottish Trans (https://www.scottishtrans.org/support-us/), Transanta (https://www.transanta.com/),

The Hobbit, J R R Tolkien https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMowhwgk-us&list=PLG_Q2teizkJWGhKu87JAyCU0MdjyloiQp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xk8kVZkPD8&list=PL0AdMHk9MvMmWtaNOfnATwZaGwta8He8x (alternative)

It Ends With Us, Colleen Hoover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ewt1imiy7ag&list=PL8pqh8auXpxxk3tkwA26dbov5j-CpNxO3

Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtXIOlrtpK8&list=PLCdPdPaGwxIt4ZE9hXrZOvA29YfwwTwMa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vA7lcdFBcls&list=PLzk4WchLL98RlQeLT47l9sjVRt1A4IHRq (alternative, though this person didn’t finish the book)

Little Women, Louisa May Alcott https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI4lzPOV0l4&list=PLCdPdPaGwxIvMEcN68nahcNUQgsI5P7Ui&index=1

The Locked Door, Freida McFadden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uikICxpgJdA&list=PLcnoOW1ZgX4fpY9mnR6Xwak-MVx40KLF3&index=1

The Portrait of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nXRz0fcXrQ&t=1564s (full) https://www.youtube.com/@VoxAkuma/search?query=dorian%20gray (chapters 1-10)

Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNBeqZMyBr0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dUpv2-oYC4&list=PLHnQyWRZbpKp4DYYpgnjH1G5TALyUSb0V (alternative)

The Railway Children, E Nesbit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J68qeGYUE4o&list=PLHfInBjPv6hJMDFTt47pFgNUCEdQz1UwV

Sherlock Holmes short stories, Arthur Conan Doyle (the full novels in this playlist are incomplete) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqXTBz5DzMk&list=PLixhERGNwuH17xkVj-Il7kkh6ZXyJuQYF

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UKjli-Ei-8&list=PLixhERGNwuH2vSfgNkZsNDXsIb7BvTejV

The Time Machine, H G Wells https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NGUUM4d7kc&list=PLpNULLlab16R8wtJ2wwN5IdU3xqQxYgJd&index=2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKOnV8kzYwE&list=PLyuRs8VU5XMN6C4RCPoj7lj_tY3mIvxxX (alternative)

Twilight, Stephanie Meyer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ztqh1IgLrZE&list=PLzBuApkiDv3OpM3YfJRhW-7o_lSKlMI38

The Woman In Me, Britney Spears https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7vhEWHX03g&list=PLcnoOW1ZgX4fyUp0oLA25ZMq0fxSDcGhp

[lgbtqiamuslimpedia]

Imaan (Organization)

Type : Non-profit

Founder : Adnan Ali,Faizan Fiaz/ Farzana,Azeem Ahmad,etc.

Services : Provides counseling, peer-support, safe space for praying, build interfaith relations,etc.

Country : UK

Year of foundation : 1998

Website : www.imaan.org.uk/

Imaan is UK's leading LGBTQI+ Muslim organization.As the leading organisation working for the rights and support of LGBTQI+ Muslims & QTPOC, Imaan have worked alongside local LGBTQI+ and interfaith organisations.Imaan promotes Islamic values of peace,social justice and tolerance in its work to build a world that is free from prejudice and discrimination against Muslims and LGBTQI+ people.Imaan holds monthly meetings, conferences; provides a free, dedicated counseling service; represents members at asylum tribunal cases and speaks at external conferences. Imaan is one of the largest LGBTQI+ muslim network in Europe.

History

The group was started as a branch of Al-Fatiha Foundation in London in 1998, after its American members visited London. Later the group evolved into Imaan in 1999. Farzana/Faizan Fiaz,Adnan Ali,Azeem Ahmad,Ubaid co-founded the organization. The word ''Imaan'' means faith in Arabic. Imaan served as a peer-support network, and was a meeting place for people to pray together,celebrate Islamic holidays. Imaan hosted several conferences that deal with such topics as culture,Islamaphobia, non-Muslim partners,HIV and Islam, relatives of gay Muslims, & transsexual Muslims.

Imaan Fest

On 11th April 2020, Imaan's members decided to organize UK's first LGBTQI+ Muslim Pride festival.But it was postponed for Corona & took place in December.

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Allah Loves Equality - A Voice for LGBTQIA+ Muslims & Minorities

🌈☪️Allah Loves Equality is a revolutionary campaign that was started by a Pakistani Gay Muslim Activist Wajahat Abbas Kazmi The campaign amplified the voices of marginalised womxn including Queer womxn,Pakistani LGBTQ community as well as LGBTQIA+ muslims.Hashtag #AllahLovesEquality has been trending since 2016.The campaign gain both supports & criticisms. Through his campaign,wajahat wanted to spread the message of TRUE Islam,wanted to end hate & bigotry within muslim societies.The message of ''Allah Loves Equality'' was spred across the continents.A documentary film by the same name was directed by Wajahat Abbas Kazmi to documents the lives of queer muslims in Islamic State of Pakistan🇵🇰 It was a very courageous thing that he has done.Like A jihad for Love,Poshida:Pakistan's Hidden LGBT, Allah Loves Equality film abled to show Pakistan's underground queer & sexual minority.

Wajahat Abbas Kazmi campaigning in Pride March of Italy 🇮🇹🇵🇰🏳️‍🌈

Turkish Gay muslim model is holding #AllahLovesEquality

#AllahLoveEquality in Europe's first Muslim LGBTQ+ Pride 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈☪️

A Queer Palestianian holding #AllahLovesEquality in Jerusalem Pride.

Filipino Muslim Filmmaker Rhadem Musawah marching with #AllahLovesEquality 🇵🇭🏳️‍🌈

[joan-bf]

Dear friends

As members of the most at risk lgbtqi+ notably affected by HIv. in Gorom refugee resettlement camp in south Sudan.

We want to take a moment to share with you our challenges

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Due to discrimination in the host community emboldened by anti homosexuality sharia beliefs and others enshrined in south Sudan 's penal code.

Therefore: with your support, we can afford to:

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Our goal: $,500 to meet the emergency gap.

Every dollar is life-saving.

For support deposit whatever you can afford to our global m-Pesa No +254726571616

Thank you for holding us in these times of crisis.

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[thisiskatsblog]

www aljazeera com/opinions/2023/6/19/muslims-opposed-to-lgbtq-curricula-for-their-kids-arent-bigots Do you agree?

Probably not surprisingly: no.

Coming from a strongly religious background and being LGBTQI+ myself I find the reasoning to be quite faulty. It asserts the right of a community to impose its morals on its children, talking about religious freedom. But that is not how religious freedom works.

The right to religious freedom is an individual right - you have a right to practice your own religion, but that doesn't mean you can enforce all of the teachings you think it entails on others.

The right to integrity and non discrimination are rights that belong to all children, no matter their religion, and no matter their sexuality. And those rights are not "trumped" by some fictitious right of a community to impose its religion dubbed "religious freedom" (it's the opposite of that).

Religion is something you're often raised with, it's something you can choose to leave behind, or not - sexuality works completely differently.

The science is clear, you are born with it.

So no matter what you do, what you teach your children about "morals", what you "protect" them from or not, their sexuality is going to be what it is. No matter how strong your convictions are, it's not going to keep the gay away.

All you do by not informing them, keeping them in the dark, keeping them away from positive role models, knowledge, a community, is inflict harm. And children deserve not to be harmed. Not by people of ill will. And not by well meaning parents who think they are protecting the child's morals by keeping them in the dark.

Keeping children in the dark takes lives.

And your rights are there to keep you intact.

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In Episode 22 of The Enlightenment Podcast, Shamim and Hanan sit down with Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, an Emmy-nominated journalist, producer, actor, and activist of Palestinian descent. Ahmed has built an impressive media career, including roles with The Huffington Post, VICE, and AJ+. His work includes the Emmy-nominated project Defining Middle Ground: The Next Generation of Muslim New Yorkers, and he has received various accolades, including a Webby Award. His documentary Queer Egypt Under Attack won multiple awards, including the Amnesty International UK Media Award for Digital Creativity and the British Journalism Award for Social Affairs, Diversity & Inclusion in 2023. The film focuses on the treatment of LGBTQI+ individuals in Egypt. In this episode, they discuss Ahmed's diverse career, his advocacy for human rights, and the challenges faced by marginalized communities in the Middle East.

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Erste muslimische Pride in Großbritannien

In London findet am Samstag die erste muslimische Pride statt. Die von der muslimischen Wohltätigkeitsorganisation Imaan LGBTQI+ organisierte Muslim Pride 2024 wird einen Tag lang die „queere muslimische Kultur, den Aktivismus und die Geschichte“ feiern, berichtete die BBC am Freitag. weiterlesen: [https://religion.orf.at/stories/3225559/

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Week 10: Digital Citizenship and Conflict: Social Media Governance

The concepts of policy, regulation, and the state have traditionally been linked to mass media like broadcasting. Governance, however, encompasses a wider range than just policy or regulation. Des Freedman defines governance as "the entirety of institutions and tools that influence and structure a policy system—both formal and informal, at national and supranational levels, and involving both public and private entities, on both large and small scales" (Freedman 2013). These social media platforms, such as Google, Facebook, etc. are managed by companies that have national headquarters and legal responsibilities to comply with the regulations of different governments in various countries (Flew 2015). National regulatory agencies are no longer able to effectively monitor and control content on online platforms as they did in the past. This is due to the large scale and rapid pace of interactions on these sites. As a result, governments now rely heavily on companies to self-regulate and ensure that their platforms adhere to social norms and user expectations. Organizations have the opportunity to directly engage with key stakeholders through new technologies, but they also face the challenge of effectively managing the flow of information.(Linke & Zerfass 2013). These technologies are transforming the conventional methods of information management

Online hostility encompasses behaviors and practices intended to offend, humiliate, and degrade individuals. Examples of online hostility include trolling, doxxing (posting someone’s personal details online without aggregation), and cyberbullying. Online hostility can take the form of aggressive or threatening comments in emails, direct messages, and online publications and social media platforms. In Australia, 65% of females aged 15-25 have encountered various forms of online violence, which is higher than the global average of 58%. Additionally, half of those who have been harassed online have experienced mental and emotional distress as a consequence (Jay Thompson 2023). The eSafety Commissioner's report highlights that women and girls who belong to other marginalized groups, such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, Muslims, and LGBTQI communities, are at a significantly higher risk of experiencing online hostility (eSafety Commissioner n.d.). A new generation of LGBTQ+ youth is coming of age in a society that is becoming increasingly tolerant, yet still deeply divided about sexual orientation. There is growing openness, media attention, and a presence of older openly gay and lesbian role models (Fish & Harvey n.d.).On the other hand, there has been a rise in resistance through religious fundamentalism, violence, and legal action aimed at "protecting" traditional marriages and families. 80% of gay and lesbian youth experience substantial social isolation (dosomething n.d.). Then this number is a stark reminder of the current state of affairs in the world.

References:

dosomething n.d., “11 Facts LGBT Life In America,” DoSomething.org, <https://www.dosomething.org/us/facts/11-facts-lgbt-life-america#fnref2>.

eSafety Commissioner n.d., “Technology-facilitated abuse among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women,” eSafety Commissioner, <https://www.esafety.gov.au/research/technology-facilitated-abuse-among-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-women>.

Freedman, D 2013, The Politics of Media Policy, John Wiley & Sons.

Jay Thompson 2023, 'New journalism research will help mitigate the harms of online hostility' Links to an external site, Media Release, ANU. 

Linke, A & Zerfass, A 2013, “Social media governance: regulatory frameworks for successful online communications,” Journal of Communication Management, vol. 17, no. 3, Emerald, pp. 270–286, accessed <http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jcom-09-2011-0050>.

Flew, T 2015, “Social Media Governance,” Social Media + Society, vol. 1, no. 1, SAGE Publications, p. 205630511557813, accessed <http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2056305115578136>.

Fish, LS & Harvey, RG n.d., Gay and Lesbian Youth, <https://www.aamft.org/Consumer_Updates/Gay_and_Lesbian_Youth.aspx>.