Okay so I’d like to start this off with saying that I mean no harm by any of this and I’m so sorry if it’s offensive in any way.

Do let me know if it is.

I’m just genuinely curious.

So I come from a very religious Muslim family, and I’m queer, the thing is as soon as I saw how the lgbtq+ community is treated in Islam and in Muslim communities, I stopped labelling myself as a Muslim and following the religion.

So I just want to ask, how are you guys still doing it?

And why?

Again, genuinely asking to educate myself on the topic because I truly can’t understand, thought I’d ask here directly.

Thanks in advance!

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    5 days ago

    It’s not just religion, it’s also culture. You can denounce the religion but you can’t go back in time and not have been raised in a Muslim culture. You share things with queer Muslims – whether or not you or they are practicing – that you don’t necessarily share with other queer people.