#pakistani queer

[desi-lgbt-fest]

@indiansapphic had sent an ask about the Pakistani Queer film Joyland and i saved a draft to answer it and Tumblr ate it :/

But anyways omg there's a Pakistani Queer Film!! And it's apparently the first Pakistani film to be shown at Cannes Festival... If I'm not wrong it was also Pakistan's entry for Oscars as well

Look at its Salman Toor poster!!

Anyways @indiansapphic had asked about any place online to watch it and man.... Idk I didn't find it anyyy whereeee... Even if you hop in my dms I won't be able to send you.... :/

[jareckiworld]

Salman Toor — Ghost Ball (oil on linen, 2023)

[queer-poc-otd]

ballister boldheart

ballister is shown to be gay early on into the film nimona (2023) and his relationship is important throughout the film. although ballister's race is never specified (probably due to the fantasy setting), his appearance resembles his voice actor riz ahmed, who is british pakistani.

[yourdailyqueer]

Nayyab Ali

Gender: Transgender woman

Sexuality: Queer

DOB: N/A

Ethnicity: Pakistani

Occupation: Activist, researcher, teacher, politician

Note: Became one of the first, amongst thirteen transgender candidates, to run for election in the 2018 Pakistan election. First Pakistani to receive the GALA award. First Transgender Woman to be elected as co-chairperson of EVAW/G Alliance. In 2020, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Pakistan declared Ali as a Gender Equality Advocate in Pakistan.

[zoyssauce]

give me muslim james and muslim potters.

indian-muslim monty whose family moved generations ago but still has land and family to visit, who speaks fluent hindi and gives back to his community; who builds a mosque near potter house for wizarding muslims, who is the epitome of kindness.

give me a pakistani effie, who moved to study at hogwarts and falls in love with the only other boy that understands what it’s like to be a brown person in a white room; who wears her hijab and loves her identity, even if she did struggle with this new world. who travels back to pakistan to visit her family and siblings and makes sure that james knows his family outside of england. who is fierce and fights for her rights, who is bold in both muggle and wizarding spaces because she is muslim first and wizard second.

give me a james who understands hindi and urdu fluently, and has more fun memories in pakistan with his cousins than in england as a boy; that goes to the mosque, and learns the pillars of islam, who prays with his father, learns with his mother. who doesn’t drink because a) religion and b) quidditch, but will nurse his hungover friends and watch with joy as they make fools of themselves. who bonds with lily because she doesn’t drink either, and that’s how they become friendly (eventually). who accidentally eats pork in first year and cries about it, so sirius, remus and peter go to the house-elves and ask them specially to ensure that halal meats are separated and labelled, so it doesn’t happen to other students. who teaches the boys how to do wudu and prays five times a day.

give me a james that grapples with his identity as a muslim boy because there is no one like him. who struggles with his bisexuality but remembers that allah loves all, and that his relationship to god is his and no one else’s. a james that might not be the perfect muslim, because who is, but tries his best. a james that marries lily, an atheist girl, and doesn’t expect her to convert because he loves her. and that’s all that matters.

a lily that adores james enough that she’ll learn about the prophets and allah, who is fascinated by religion and prays with james - especially during the war - so he feels less alone, even if it does mean james speaking aloud so she knows what to do. a lily that doesn’t teach harry because she never has the chance, but would if she could, even if she doesn’t expect him to be muslim at all. because the potters are nothing if not tolerable and loving of all.

a james that is buried in the islamic area of godric’s hollow, his body cleaned and prayed upon by remus, who stumbles along the words and can’t quite keep up, but loves james enough that he’s willing to do so. a mary that cleans lily’s body the same way, even if she wasn’t a muslim, just so she can be buried with james.

give me a harry that goes to a mosque after learning about his heritage, and finds solace in islam; a religion that is peaceful, after a life so chaotic. who visits pakistan with ginny, and finds a whole family that he can call his own. a harry that might not call himself a muslim, but respects and learns because his dad did. a harry, who was alone but is not anymore.

[moonlightsapphic]

Uh guys, in case you aren't all caught up, the graphic novel that started as a little queer comic on Tumblr by ND Stevenson (creator of Shera: Princesses of Power) has been adapted by Netflix into an adorable movie about the contemporary genderqueer experience. Go watch Nimona. RIGHT NOW. (Also read the book!)

The movie also features an API gay couple. Ambrosius Goldenloin is an Asian American descendant of the revered knight, Gloreth, and he dyes his hair blonde to match hers and fit the white saviour image that the public expects from him. He is manipulated golden child of a conservative white woman trying to assert control over the kingdom. Ballister Boldheart is a darker-skinned (desi! muslim!) British Pakistani sweetheart who had to bootstrap his way to the top and still couldn't win model minority status with the head of the institute, and is framed for crimes he didn't commit and condemned by the state. The character designs are both modeled after their voice actors, Eugene Lee Yang and Riz Ahmed. Both actors have done extensive DEI work for the API LGBTQ+ community and visibility!

They are archenemies. They are lovers. They are husbands but also kind of divorced. They will find their way back to each other because they are simply victims of the same system, and they are just so soft for each other and what they want to protect. They are also Nimona's dads. They're slightly different from how they were in the book, but I'm so glad for the changes. And I'm so glad for what remained exactly the same as ND Stevenson envisioned years ago:

[celluloidrainbow]

جوائے لینڈ | JOYLAND (2022) dir. Saim Sadiq The middle-class Rana family, headed by elder patriarch Amanullah, yearns for the birth of a grandson. Amanullah forces his daughter-in-law Mumtaz to quit her job after Haider, his youngest son and her husband, finds work at an erotic dance theater. However, complications arise when Haider becomes infatuated with Biba, the transgender dancer he works for. (link in title)

[hamari-dulari]

me, my husband, and our baby 🧑‍🧑‍🧒🤎

[eohachu]

Joyland is coming to German cinemas in November, Hamburg and Leipzig are confirmed to have showings starting 9th Nov

sources: Missy Magazine, filmstarts.de

[theinfinitedivides]

Sid. Sid ily ty for Pathaan and War and sh*t but we were doing so well until the 'POK will turn into IOP if you f*ck around and find out' line in the Fighter trailer like what are we doing. what are we trying to achieve pls help me out here

[harrisburgmusings]

Minority in Medicine

So far in medical school, I have never had a patient of my own race. Having done rotations all around Georgia, I'm suspect I'm a lot of people's "first." Their first Muslim. Their first Pakistani. Hell, maybe even the first Queer person they've ever met.

But I have to admit that it has not caused me too much strife. Aside from confused looks accompanied by "but where are you from from?" when I tell patients I'm from Atlanta and that time a nurse asked to call me Aladdin because she kept forgetting my name, I don't have too much to say. This is in contrast with my other peers who, on their rural rotations are denigrated by attendings or mistaken for janitorial staff by patients.

However, one of these same peers also told me of an impactful interaction she had in southwest Georgia where she worked at a facility that historically has only had white providers. She stepped into a patient's room to see his face light up —he had lived there his whole life, and had never had a physician who shared the same skin color as him.

I had a similar interaction when I was in northwest Georgia, with a patient who was gay and HIV positive. It felt like other providers were harsh on him, but I found him to be one of my most pleasant patients! These experiences reminded me how important it is to be comfortable with traversing our diverse identities, especially as physicians.

Since day one of medical school, we're prompted to learn about the injustices that have been committed against minoritized communities throughout America's history and examine our own biases. Patients do better when they can see themselves in their provider. Much of the discussion around improving racial health disparities in healthcare revolves around promoting diversity and equity in our medical education.

This can be reflected in diversifying our incoming medical school classes, and learning from our peers and patients who come from different backgrounds from us.

[desi-lgbt-fest]

Anupama Chopra interview with maker of Joyland Saim Sadiq at Cannes

The point where she pointed out how even the smaller characters in the film are made part of the larger theme of desires and attraction and Saim saying it would be dishonest to the culture if the story was just individual story and whatever you do always has an impact on others so all of them have to be connected...

[gulabi-gal]

Told my mom about me and my gf and that I’m gay. She was supportive which was really nice. Never would my younger self have thought my Pakistani Muslim mother would ever accept me but here we are! Just gotta tell my dad next, which might have a different (worse) reaction, but Ik I’ll be fine 🌈

[lgbtqiamuslimpedia]

Faisal Alam

DOB : 1977 maybe

Occupation: LGBTQ+ rights activist,Community leader,Writer

Gender : Male

Sexuality : Gay

Religion : Islam

Ethnicity : South Asian

Nationality : Pakistani 🇵🇰

Faisal Alam is a Pakistani-American Gay Muslim man.He is a faith-based activist,writer,advocate for South Asian & Muslim LGBTQ+ folks, & public speaker.He founded the Al-Faitha, a pioneer org. for queer muslims.His organization helped to advance Queer Muslim movement internationally.He is the co-founder of Muslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity , a National Muslim LGBTQ+ organization in North America.

He is a member of the National Religious Leadership Roundtable (NRLR), an interfaith network of US LGBT leaders,member of the National Advisory Board for the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion & Ministry.He also a member of Muslims for Progressive Values (MPV).

Early Life

Faisal Alam was born in the Islamic State of Pakistan & was raised in a muslim household.At the age of 10 his family arrived in the USA in 1987 and resided in the rural middle-class town of Ellington,Connecticut. He completed his studies in America.

Activism & Advocacy

In 1997, Faisal Alam started an email listserv for LGBTQ+ Muslims that led to the founding of Al-Fatiha Foundation in 1998 in Boston.Since then the org. had grown significantly, with its sister-organizations & chapters in the Canada,USA,UK,Spain,Turkey & South Africa.Under his leadership,Al-Fatiha and the LGBITQ Muslim communities have received wide media recognition.He was served as a President of Al-Fatiha, from 1998-2004.Faisal Alam represented Al-Fatiha at both National Religious Leadership Roundtable & the Center for Lesbian & Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry.During his leadership, Al-Fatiha organized 4 major conferences,retreats for LGBTQI+ Muslims & their Allies from around the world.In 2005, Al-Fatiha launched national fundraising campaign, where Faisal traveled around the country to meet with local LGBTIQ Muslims & their Allies.In July 2005,Al-Fatiha hosted the the first LBTQ Muslim women’s retreat in Philadelphia and in September 2005, hosted the 5th International Retreat for LGBTQIA+ Muslims.Additionally the org. made significant links with sexual & gender minorities within the Islamic world,helping to support the struggle for the recognition of human rights in countries including Egypt, Turkey,Palestine,Pakistan,Malaysia,Saudi Arabia,Bangladesh,etc.After getting threats & pressure from muslim conservatives, radicalists Al-Fatiha members closed the organization.

In addition to his LGBT faith-based activism, Faisal is also involved in numerous local organizations.He is a member of AQUA (Asian Queers United in Action) of Washington,Khush-DC,National Minority AIDS Council of Washington,etc.He is also an active member in OUTFront, the LGBT program of Amnesty International,Human Rights Watch,National Gay & Lesbian Task Force.He did work in HIV/AIDS prevention and education in the Asian & Pacific Islander communities.

In 2011, Alam and other LGBTQ Muslim activists were invited by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force to form a Queer Muslim Working Group to evaluate the needs of the LGBTQ Muslim community.Alam was instrumental in bringing together a diverse group of seasoned leaders to undertake this project. In 2013, the Queer Muslim Working Group launched a new organization – the Muslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity.Faisal has also spoken at many LGBTQ interfaith panel discussions and has presented at numerous interfaith services, around the country.He has also spoken at many major events including Youth Pride Day in Washington,DC (2000),Millennium March on Washington (2000) & Creating Change(National LGBT Activist Conference, 2001).

Honorary

Faisal has received numerous recognitions & awards for his activism on behalf of LGBTQQI+ Muslims.The Advocate Magazine selected him as an "Innovator" Genre Magazine has recognized him as a "Founding Father" and the Utne Reader chose him as one of 30 "Young Visionaries Under 30" In 2005 the Equality Forum recognized Faisal as one of “40 Heroes” who have "made a defining difference in LGBT civil rights over the last forty years."In 2008 Faisal received an award from Pride Toronto for his "outstanding contribution in the area of spirituality that positively impacts LGBT communities.

[yourdailyqueer]

Asifa Lahore

Gender: Transgender woman

Sexuality: Queer

DOB: Born 1982

Ethnicity: Pakistani

Nationality: British

Occupation: Drag artist

Note 1: Been described as Britain's first out Muslim drag queen

Note 2: Is visually impaired

[pressedwallflower]

Stills from Joyland (2022), dir. Saim Sadiq

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