https://padlet.com/edenstandley/s8aycsgshz3mb6hv en-us 2021-11-17 02:38:50 UTC 2021-11-23 20:18:45 UTC hello@padlet.com edenstandley https://padlet.com/edenstandley/s8aycsgshz3mb6hv/wish/1895775997 In an Interview with a transgender Muslim woman, she tells how her faith in Islam helped her find her true self. Which is different than the usual experience for transgender people in Islam, who more often struggle to combine their religious practice with their gender identity. Also discusses how under Islamic law, gender reassignment surgery is legal, and trans people are more likely to be accepted than gays.]]> 2021-11-17 02:43:15 UTC https://padlet.com/edenstandley/s8aycsgshz3mb6hv/wish/1895775997 edenstandley https://padlet.com/edenstandley/s8aycsgshz3mb6hv/wish/1895781603 Article speaks generally about the beliefs the majority of Muslims hold surrounding different issues such as reassignment surgery, same-sex relationships and marriage, gender equality, and discrimination in the context of Islamic law based on the Qur’an. Mentions specific statistics about Muslim beliefs gathered from surveys and several specific mosques that openly accept and involve LGBTQ members. Provided by the Human rights Campaign.

]]> 2021-11-17 02:45:30 UTC https://padlet.com/edenstandley/s8aycsgshz3mb6hv/wish/1895781603 https://padlet.com/edenstandley/s8aycsgshz3mb6hv/wish/1897729115 This video explores the first school for Muslim Hijra people in Bangladesh. One person in the video says “Hijras of other countries lead a good life. But in Bangladesh we live in poverty. What can we do?” Hijra is what trans people are called in Bangladesh, and is the legal and state recognized ‘third gender’. A teacher at the school says “I want to send a message to everyone that Hijras are like everyone else. Allah created them as human beings, so that they can live and be respected like any other person. For this reason, we should bring them closer to us and not push them away. And I urge that they should be included in mainstream society.”]]> 2021-11-17 18:58:19 UTC https://padlet.com/edenstandley/s8aycsgshz3mb6hv/wish/1897729115 https://padlet.com/edenstandley/s8aycsgshz3mb6hv/wish/1897770525 Sabah Choudrey is a Pakistani queer activist based in the U.K. They gave this TEDx Talk in 2015 which outlines their life as a brown, trans, queer, and muslim person, and the intersection of these identities. They describe the struggle of not being seen as trans enough because they are brown enough, and being seen as too queer to be muslim by society. They also describe the journey of their reclamation of those terms. ]]> 2021-11-17 19:09:35 UTC https://padlet.com/edenstandley/s8aycsgshz3mb6hv/wish/1897770525 amangubat https://padlet.com/edenstandley/s8aycsgshz3mb6hv/wish/1900719486 Published in 2018, this is blog created by Samra Habib - a queer Muslim writer, photographer and activist. It showcases several photos and interviews with Muslims who identify as queer, detailing their stories surrounding faith and sexuality. These interviews describe different hardships and obstacles, ultimately showing that queer Muslim individuals can found common ground between practicing Muslim traditions and expressing their queer identity.

]]> 2021-11-18 23:17:04 UTC https://padlet.com/edenstandley/s8aycsgshz3mb6hv/wish/1900719486 https://padlet.com/edenstandley/s8aycsgshz3mb6hv/wish/1900721888 This article suggests the ways in which homosexuality is seen as a Western influence and analyzes the ways in which Qur’anic text explores the notion of sexuality. They suggest that change within the Muslims community will only come once there is a significant change world wide due to gay Muslims being in a precarious space of the social and political realm.

]]> 2021-11-18 23:18:57 UTC https://padlet.com/edenstandley/s8aycsgshz3mb6hv/wish/1900721888 https://padlet.com/edenstandley/s8aycsgshz3mb6hv/wish/1900721944 The purpose of this article is to argue the ways that gay Muslims suffer oppression through occupying a space of intersectionality and liminality between the political and social identities of ‘Western’ and ‘Eastern’. The article suggests that gay Muslims must challenge the idea that the LGBT+ community is a western identity and there needs to be a better understanding of intersectionality.]]> 2021-11-18 23:19:00 UTC https://padlet.com/edenstandley/s8aycsgshz3mb6hv/wish/1900721944 amangubat https://padlet.com/edenstandley/s8aycsgshz3mb6hv/wish/1900730682 This news article features several LGBTQ inclusive mosques, explaining their visions, values, and experiences of queer Muslims. It describes their unique approach of promoting a progressive form of Islam: one that provides a space to grow a deeper connection to Islamic faith without fearing discrimination. Overall, Toesland asserts that mosques like Unity Mosque, Ibn Rushd-Goethe, and Masjid Ul-Umam have helped many queer Muslims gain a sense of belonging and ability to accept themselves.]]> 2021-11-18 23:27:13 UTC https://padlet.com/edenstandley/s8aycsgshz3mb6hv/wish/1900730682