The tragedy in Orlando has prompted both compassion and debate within the Muslim community. The American Muslim community reacted with an outpouring of love and support in the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. The support came in the form of fundraisers, blood donations, and public statements that firmly condemned the violence…
Muslim and LGBTQ leaders came together at The 519 community centre, in the gay village, to denounce Islamophobia and homophobia. Muslims and LGBTQ people both know how it feels to be treated badly or even hated sometimes because of who they are. Mostly, these groups have suffered separately. But the tragedy in Orlando brought some…
On behalf of the American Muslim community, we, the undersigned, want to extend our deepest condolences to the families and friends of the victims of the barbaric assault that occurred early yesterday morning at Pulse, an LGBTQ nightclub in Orlando, Florida. We unequivocally say that such an act of hate-fueled violence has no place in…
Often thought of as unremittingly hostile to homosexuality, some American Muslims celebrated Friday’s Supreme Court decision and chided their co-religionists who said judgment day was night. The debate on whether Islam allows homosexuality is hotly contested among American Muslims.
August 29, 2013 Muslim and gay? Impossible! Transsexual and Muslim? Inconceivable! These assertions gave life to Moi (Homosexual Muslims in Italy). We talk to Pier Cesare Notaro, the project coordinator. Beyond prejudice, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Muslims are a reality and too often reduced to keeping silent. They, like all human…
