Group Helps Muslim Gays

Reuters, via L.A. Times ^ | Aug. 23, 03 | Manuela Badawy

[churchillbuff]

NEW YORK — If Sadiq's father knew that his 19-year-old son was gay, he would kill his son and then himself, says Sadiq, a quiet, neatly dressed Palestinian who attends college in the northeast United States.

Being gay in the United States has never been easy. But being gay and Muslim, especially after Sept. 11, 2001, requires homosexuals to defend their religious identity in the face of an increasingly suspicious U.S. government and their sexual orientation amid hostility from the conservative Islamic community. [snip]

But some gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Muslims are finding a safe haven in Al-Fatiha, a Washington, D.C.-based group that was founded in 1998 to support those who want to reconcile their sexual orientation with Islam.

Religious scholars said Islam's prohibition of homosexuality rests on the story of Lut in the Koran, also known as Lot in the Bible. According to some interpretations, God destroyed the city of Sodom after residents demanded that Lut turn visiting men over so they could have sex with the strangers.

Abdullah disagrees with that interpretation. But for traditional religious leaders such as Imam Omar Abu Namous of the Islamic Cultural Center in New York, homosexuality is condemned by God.

"The Koran is against any homosexual relationship. It says that God is against male with male relationships, as well as woman with woman," Abu Namous said.

[anniegetyourgun]

"Being gay in the United States has never been easy."

I'm incredulous.

[Servant of the Nine]

Lets encourage all Muslims to become gay.

What the hey, lets encourage all gays to become Muslims as well.

Better Symmetry that way.

So9

[Paul Atreides]

Being gay in the United States has never been easy. But being gay and Muslim, especially after Sept. 11, 2001, requires homosexuals to defend their religious identity in the face of an increasingly suspicious U.S. government and their sexual orientation amid hostility from the conservative Islamic community.

Wow. Thousands of Americans died on 9-11 and the ones who have suffered worst are homosexual Muslims.

[byteback]

Maybe the suicide bombers are all gay??

[At _War_With_Liberals]

How are the leftists going to force Iraqis to celebrate the gay agenda?

When stuff like that starts happening, then we WILL be oppressing the Iraqis.

What will be the reaction of religious nations when leftists imperialistically strip away their faith? Force feminism on them? Etc, etc...

[Paul Atreides]

Isn't the left the ones who keep telling us that we can't force democracy on Iraq?

[At _War_With_Liberals]

They have also had meetings about how to open Planned Parenthood offices in Afghanistan.

[Paul Atreides]

I'd like to see Patricia Ireland on the streets of Baghdad, trying to rally support for abortion.

[4.1O dana super trac pak]

Somebody should do a usage search on the word "transgendered", before this year I'd never heard it and this has to be the millionth time I've seen it this year.

[Paul Atreides]

Just think of them as "trans-human." Which is what they are.

[WOSG]

Yeah, like being gay in USA is harder than being a Jew in Saudi Arabia.

[WOSG]

Um, its next on the agenda list, that is all.

I myself have noticed another media trend - calling illegal immigrants "undocumented", as if they somehow their dog ate their paperwork.

[4.1O dana super trac pak]

Wow, I just watched DUNE an hour ago. Held up pretty good. Someday there will be a protected class of "trans-humans." You just gave somebody an idea.

[4.1O dana super trac pak]

Sorta like "diversity." etc. It just drives me nuts, the robotic "journalist."

[tophat9000]

Well there a new spin on Muslims that want to "blow you away"

[XHogPilot]

If Sadiq's father knew that his 19-year-old son was gay, he would kill his son and then himself, says Sadiq,

Sir, your son, Sadiq is gay. Nuf said.

[tophat9000]

So that were suicide bombers hide the dynamite....

[At _War_With_Liberals]

"Being gay in the United States has never been easy EASIER."

[upchuck]

Same story from Reuters, so it doesn't have to be excerpted, posted^ three days ago. The search^ is our friend and can help prevent multiple postings.