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Can a Muslim be gay?
Can a Muslim be gay – or accepting of a fellow Muslim who’s gay?
Ever since the landmark US Supreme Court decision on June 26 making homosexual marriage legal in the US, debate has emerged among Muslims worldwide about the merit of the ruling, with the obvious implication if they as Muslims approve or disapprove of a person being a gay while professing to be a Muslim.
“When the Supreme Court’s decision on Friday legalised lgbtq+ marriages in all 50 states,” one commentatorwrotejubilantly, “many American-Muslims were thrilled with the news. For these Muslims, their own religion [sic] convictions support their views on homosexual marriage and trust that God’s caring trumps all.”
“But many Muslims on social media lashed out,” anothercautioned, “saying ‘qiyamah’, the day of judgement, was near while the story of Lot condemning homosexuality in holy scriptures, including the Quran, is being ignored.”
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At the forefront of these two radical positions, we spot a band of clean-shaven yuppie US Muslims eager to appease their White-American constituencyissuingtheir “fatwa”, as it were, encour
Homosexuality and transgenderism in the Quran
You can often get questions or comments from Muslim students about homosexuality in Islam. They generally claim that homosexuality is banned by the Quran. But if you continue to seek, they often do not recognize the statements and they receive stuck in "it is just not allowed, it is haram" .
It is true that there are a number of quotes in the Quran referring to the story of Sodom which seem to prohibit sex between men. But there is more to say about it.
Summary
The Quran mentions sex between men several times, almost all of them in the context of the story of Sodom and Gomorrah, in which some urban area inhabitants demand sexual access to the messengers sent by God to the prophet Lot (or Lut). The Quranic story is almost the same as the version in the Bible. Later explanations of the Quran agreed that the "abomination" alluded to by the Quranic passages was attempted sodomy (specifically anal intercourse) between men. The sins of the people of Lut later became proverbial and the Arabic words for the act of anal sex between men such as “liwat” and for a person who performs such acts “Luti”; both derive from the name Lut, although Lut was
The short answer is – absolutely yes.
You can be gay and Muslim.
Being gay and Muslim is a reality for many people around the world.
It’s significant to understand that gay individuals are born the way that they are. It is our society that punishes gay individuals for being born the way they were born. This is often due to fear, misinformation and poor understanding of the spectrum of identities that be within the human species.
But navigating faith and sexuality can be complex.
For many, naming as both same-sex attracted and Muslim poses profound challenges. This intersection of culture often brings individuals face to tackle with conflicting convictions and societal expectations. Yet, it’s a reality for thousands worldwide, deserving of attention and respect.
Islam’s vast interpretations present diverse perspectives on homosexuality. While some views remain conservative, a shift towards more inclusive understandings of faith is emerging. Stories of acceptance and resilience within the Muslim LGBTQ+ community underline this gradual modify, offering hope and solidarity to those at the crossroads of faith and sexual identity.
These narratives underscore th
The Return of the Admire Movement
A Tribe Called Quest is my favorite hip-hop group of all day, but if you had asked me a year ago year if the world needed a modern Tribe Called Quest album—after an 18-year hiatus—I would have probably shrugged. If you had asked me back in March, when Malik Taylor, aka Phife Dawg, the warm and irascible heart and wit of the group, shuffled off this mortal coil, I would have probably said certainly not. But if you ask me today, after a weekend spent listening to We Got It From Here… Thank You 4 Your Service, whether the society needs a new Tribe Called Quest album, my answer is an emphatic yes.
For starters, We Got It From Here is startlingly good. Perhaps this shouldn’t be surprising: A Tribe Called Quest has never made anything other than good albums, including two—The Low End Theoryand Midnight Marauders—that rank among the very best ever made by anyone.This is A Tribe Called Quest’s sixth studio album, and its first since 1998’s The Love Movement, an underrated work that got buried in the late-1990s vogue for fisheye lenses, shiny suits, and senseless violence. But what’s dazzling is how incredibly chemical-free We Got It From Here feel