Muslims find an end to isolation.To be gay and Muslim in many countries of the world puts one at risk of a barbaric death sentence, such as stoning, or at the very least a public lashing. Recognizing this constant cloak of fear that many gay Muslims
Gay Muslims was a Channel 4 documentary about how the experiences of five lesbian and gay Muslims in Britain challenge the heterosexual bias in Muslim must live under, Boston student Faisal Alam Faisal Alam is a gay Pakistani American who founded the Al-Fatiha Foundation, an organization dedicated to advancing the cause of gay, lesbian, and transgender Muslims.[1] last year created an Internet-based discussion group, whose members were able to stage a successful conference last October in Boston that attracted gay Muslims from four continents. Out of this came the establishment of Al-Fatiha ("the opening"), an international organization whose main mission is to set up worldwide support groups to help gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered transgendered adjective Relating to a person who has undergone genital/sexual reassignment surgery Transgender health issues Hormonal therapy, cosmetic surgery, fertility options–eg, egg and sperm banking. See Sexual reassignment. Cf Transsexual. Muslims reconcile their sexuality with their religion. For more information about the group and its planned conference in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of later this year, send an E-mail to gaymuslims@yahoo.com. |
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