Keith Ellison on gay marriage

Ellison is the first Muslim representative elected to Congress.

BBC: Iraqi gay men face “lives of hell”

Some commentators on Muslim Matters wondered what was wrong or problematic in condemmning and dehumanizing and incitement against gays. Here’s one response from the BBC: Iraqi gay men face “lives of hell”

Yasir Qadhi: Dealing with Homosexual Urges

Muslim Matters: An interesting take on the issue and many interesting comments.

A gay Muslim, tested, by faith and family

LA Times: Original Story

Muslimah Media Watch: Aliyah’s Choice

I had been interested in blogging about the issue of female same-sex attraction, which affects me as well, for awhile, but reading about this and some other occurrences helped push me to create this blog space.

Dr. Sherman Jackson: Is There A Place For Gay Muslims?

It is unfortunate by all of the Dr. Jackson’s articles have been removed from the Washington Post website including the one about same-sex marriage rights. But you can still read his words at The Politcal Muslim: Dr. Jackson in an article in the Washington Post.

We are here

Muslim? Yes

Love Islam? Yes

Like Girls? Yes

Like Men? It’s complicated

Believe struggling with same-sex attraction is a test? Yes

Why here? Just want to blog out some issues, issues that are rarely addressed in our communities.