This nascent movement is not about being "out" as opposed to being "in the closet." Rather, as the voices of these activists demonstrate, it is about finding ways to live out Islam with dignity and integrity, reconciling their sexuality and gender with their faith and reclaiming Islam as their own. It weaves original interviews with Muslim activists into a compelling composite picture which showcases the importance of the solidarity of support groups in the effort to change social relationships and achieve justice. Buy a copy of Living Out Islam : Voices of Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Muslims book by Scott Siraj al-Haqq Kugle. So that's how I became an activist."Living Out Islam documents the rarely-heard voices of Muslims who live in secular democratic countries and who are gay, lesbian, and transgender.
I wanted to help other people to get there.
I was completely comfortable saying to the world that I'm gay and I'm Muslim. But I've managed, because of my in-depth relationship with God, to reconcile the two. Four Stonewall Book Awards Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award Honor Books were named: Gay Berlin, written by Robert Beachy and published by Alfred A. "I realized that I'm not alone-these people are going through the very same things that I'm going through. Living out Islam documents the present the perspectives of GLBTQ Muslims within a framework of their creative strategies for negotiating their personal identifies and their faith. This, according to Muhsin, is why he had to act. Islam and homosexuality are seen by many as deeply incompatible. Muhsin is one of the organizers of Al-Fitra Foundation, a South African support group for lesbian, transgender, and gay Muslims. Voices of Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender MuslimsĢ015 Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award presented by the Stonewall Books Awards of the American Library Association.
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