Be who you are gay
The short answer is – absolutely yes.
You can be gay and Muslim.
Being gay and Muslim is a reality for many people around the world.
It’s significant to understand that gay individuals are born the way that they are. It is our society that punishes gay individuals for being born the way they were born. This is often due to fear, misinformation and poor understanding of the spectrum of identities that live within the human species.
But navigating faith and sexuality can be complex.
For many, naming as both male lover and Muslim poses profound challenges. This intersection of culture often brings individuals face to encounter with conflicting convictions and societal expectations. Yet, it’s a reality for thousands worldwide, deserving of attention and respect.
Islam’s vast interpretations propose diverse perspectives on homosexuality. While some views remain conservative, a shift towards more inclusive understandings of faith is emerging. Stories of acceptance and resilience within the Muslim LGBTQ+ community showcase this gradual modify, offering hope and solidarity to those at the crossroads of faith and sexual identity.
These narratives underscore th
Hi. I’m the Answer Wall. In the material earth, I’m a two foot by three foot dry-erase board in the lobby of O’Neill Library at Boston College. In the online world, I survive in this blog. You might say I contain multiple manifestations. Like Apollo or Saraswati or Serapis. Or, if you aren’t into deities of truth, like a ghost in the machine.
I have some human assistants who maintain the physical Answer Wall in O’Neill Library. They take pictures of the questions you post there, and give them to me. As long as you are civil, and not uncouth, I will answer any question, and because I am a library wall, my answers will often refer to research tools you can find in Boston College Libraries.
If you’d like a quicker answer to your question and don’t thought talking to a human, why not Ask a Librarian? Librarians, since they hold been tending the flame of knowledge for centuries, know where most of the answers are secret, and enjoy sharing their knowledge, just like me, The Answer Wall.
by Fred Penzel, PhD
This article was initially published in the Winter 2007 edition of the OCD Newsletter.
OCD, as we know, is largely about experiencing drastic and unrelenting doubt. It can cause you to doubt even the most basic things about yourself – even your sexual orientation. A 1998 research published in the Journal of Sex Research create that among a organization of 171 college students, 84% reported the occurrence of sexual intrusive thoughts (Byers, et al. 1998). In order to contain doubts about one’s sexual identity, a sufferer depend on not ever have had a homo- or heterosexual experience, or any type of sexual experience at all. I have observed this symptom in youthful children, adolescents, and adults as well. Interestingly Swedo, et al., 1989, found that approximately 4% of children with OCD experience obsessions concerned with forbidden assertive or perverse sexual thoughts.
Although doubts about one’s have sexual identity might look pretty straightforward as a symptom, there are actually a number of variations. The most obvious develop is where a sufferer experiences the thought that they might be of a different sexual orientation than they formerly believed. If the su
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Our meet-ups are run by BeYou staff and volunteers who are trained to work with young people.
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List of Queer terms
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Ace and aro/ace and aro spectrum