Living Out Islam: Voices of Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Muslims
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Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1479894672
ISBN 13
9781479894673
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Publication Year
2013
Publisher
Pages
275
Abstract
Muhsin is one of the organizers of Al-Fitra Foundation, a South African support group for lesbian, transgender, and gay Muslims. Islam and homosexuality are seen by many as deeply incompatible. This, according to Muhsin, is why he had to act. “I realized that I’m not alone—these people are going through the very same things that I’m going through. But I’ve managed, because of my in-depth relationship with God, to reconcile the two. I was completely comfortable saying to the world that I’m gay and I’m Muslim. I wanted to help other people to get there. So that’s how I became an activist.”
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