Why doesnt gay community speak out against muslim
The Orlando shooting was a hate crime against gay people – even if, once it emerged that the attacker had been a Muslim, many people claimed this as a terrorist invade rather than a hate crime. And, in an essential sense, this was also a terror attack, since its aim was to spread fear in the LGBT people.
Since the massacre there has been a lot of speculation about Islam and homosexuality and there are fears that one man’s despicable act of terrorism could fan the flames of Islamophobia and other forms of social exclusion, leading to discord and unrest in an era of elevated Islamophobia.
It is difficult to define the “Islamic position” on homosexuality, as a monolithic phenomenon, simply because Islam is a very diverse faith group with some 1.6 billion followers on six continents. In most Muslim countries, homosexuality is illegal and in some countries, including Iran and Saudi Arabia, it is punishable by death. But in others, such as Jordan and Turkey, homosexuality is not considered a crime.
Most Islamic scholars are in agreement that homosexuality is incompatible with Islamic theology. They tend to draw on the story of Lot in the Koran (also in the Old Testament) which
The secret mosques opening their doors to gay Muslims
More Imams are coming out as gay and preaching that homosexuality isn't condemned in Islam. They're part of a global push for a more liberal understanding of the Koran that acknowledges diversity and empowers mosques to welcome sexual minorities.
In search of an LGBT-inclusive mosque
Amar* told the ABC he prays five times a diurnal and describes himself as a devout Muslim. But he no longer attends his local Brisbane mosque for horror of vilification.
"The wider Muslim community is not aware that I am homosexual and I retain away from them," he said. "I've made a selection to limit my contact with them. It's a self protection mechanism, I don't want decision, hostility and negative responses to who I am."
The 31-year-old Bosnian national came out to his family a decade ago, an trial he says was fraught with difficulty. His father, who initially rejected him, said he would accept his son only if he kept his sexuality quiet.
Amar said he knows "quite a few" gay Muslims in Brisbane but says they own rejected their faith since coming out.
He also knows many more who determine a
On June 12, a Muslim man named Omar Mateen shot and killed 49 people and injured 53 others in an LGBTQ nightclub in Orlando, Florida. From Toronto, there was not much I could do except condemn the shooter. But what was meant to be a simple gesture on social media made me the target of hate from hundreds of Muslims around the world. Such is the life of an openly gay Muslim.
“I’m unhappy you weren’t in the club in Orlando,” one man wrote in a tweet, adding at the end “Have a kind day” with a smiley. “Please get hit by a bus,” another said. “I’ll be among those to stone you to death,” one Muslim tweeted. “Please prepare for hell,” warned another politely.
As an openly gay Muslim, I am terrified of the Muslim community. As a Muslim, I know that acts of terror undertake not reflect Islam. With more than 1.6 billion Muslims on this celestial body, I know the expansive majority of them are non-violent and peaceful just like me. As a gay man, I identify no comfort in this fact because I recognize firsthand that hatred of LGBTQ people runs rampant within the Muslim society. Muslims cannot claim that Islam is the Religion of Peace if it is the Religion of Homophobia.
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Muslims opposed to LGBTQ curricula for their kids aren’t bigots
We are witnessing a unique and welcome phenomenon: Muslims in the West are at the forefront of a social movement that transcends any one faith or ethnicity. For those following the news, protests led by parents have erupted across the United States and Canada against school boards that wish to teach schoolchildren content about the acceptability of LGBTQ lifestyles.
While parents of all ethnicities and religions are involved, Muslim parents have been playing a central role in all of these cases, both as organisers and protesters, and their highly visible presence is creating waves on social media.
It is understandable for parents to be concerned. In Maryland, for example, a school district has approved books that discuss homosexuality and transgenderism as normal realities for children as young as three years old. This is state-sponsored ideological indoctrination of toddlers who can barely develop complete sentences, much less think critically.
Parents have a God-given duty and legal right to provide moral instruction and guidance to their children. This includes the right of parents and their children to reject i
Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ+ Issues: Islam - Sunni and Shi'a
BACKGROUND
With over a billion followers, Islam is the second largest religion in the world, and noted for its diversity of society and ethnicity. Founded by the prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in 622 CE, Islam is an Abrahamic religion that shares its roots with Judaism and Christianity and recognizes Abraham, Moses and Jesus as prophets. Its sacred texts are the Qur’an, and secondary sources are found in cultural practices such as Sunnah and less so in Hadith, which continue to be studied and interpreted by both scholars and the faithful. At the core of Islam is the Shahadah, a proclamation of faith that states, "There is no god but God, and later adaptations added “and Muhammad is the messenger of God." The Shahadah is one of the Five Pillars of Islam that also include charitable giving, fasting, praying several times each day, and going on pilgrimage to Mecca, if economically feasible, at least once in a lifetime.
Because Islam has no central governing body, it is not possible to state clear policies regarding issues of interest to LGBTQ+ people. Depending on nationality, generation, family upbr