To be or not to be (gay)

Subject: To be or not to be (gay)
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urvoice1 31.03.14 - 10:35pm
I discovered that the Qur'an is silent about sexual orientation and that the story of Sodom and Gomorrah does not refer to homosexuality as such, but rather to a bunch of atrocities, including sexual atrocities unrelated to sexual orientation or gender identity. The conclusion I drew was that God is not homophobic, but the men who interpreted the Qur'an were. This conviction led to me publicly announcing my innocence and embracing my sexuality by sharing the news of it openly with others.... * +

urvoice1 31.03.14 - 10:35pm
By Imam Muhsin Hendricks * +

urvoice1 31.03.14 - 10:36pm
How do you feel being labelled the gay imam? I don't wish for my sexual orientation to define the kind of imam I am. Id be much happier to be called an imam who works with Muslims who are marginalised based on sexual orientation and gender identity. * +

urvoice1 31.03.14 - 10:38pm
Imam Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed: South Africa is a very welcoming country for refugees. It's not like Europe, which is far more homophobic. We're only at the beginning phase, but it has strong potential. * +

urvoice1 31.03.14 - 10:39pm
So you think there's hope for LGBT-Muslims? Definitely. There is still much work to do, but things are changing. A while ago, a Dutch imam Hashim Jansen came out because he heard about me and other imams coming out. More and more gay imams are coming out, and we have an increasingly number of straight allies. * +

shrek 31.03.14 - 10:39pm
(clap2) I take my hat off to this oakie! * +

urvoice1 31.03.14 - 10:44pm
This post isn't an attack on Islam, it's an attack on the fkwits who think gays should be stoned, that think gays are d*mned to hell simply because of their sexuality. Whilst claiming only allah can judge them, those self righteous muslims will condemn gays. Hypocrits * +

shrek 31.03.14 - 10:50pm

@ urvoice1 - 31.03.14 - 10:39pm
So you think there's hope for LGBT-Muslims? Definitely. There is still much work to do, but things are changing. A while ago, a Dutch imam Hashim Jansen came out because he heard about me and other imams coming out. More and more gay imams are coming out, and we have an increasingly number of straight allies.

A few years ago South Africa internationally took a stand against the active discrimination perpetrated towards the LGBT community globally by getting the UN to hold a welcome discussion between all the member countries. As the matter was discussed in front of the UN, many African and Islamic countries stormed out and condemning the issue from ever being brought up again. * +