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A poll in 2017 also found 60% support for gay marriage. [189] American Muslims – in line with general public attitudes in the United States – have become much more accepting of homosexuality over recent years. In a 2007 poll conducted by Pew Research Center, only 27% of American Muslims believed that homosexuality should be accepted.
Daayiee Abdullah (Arabic: داعي عبد الله, born Sidney Thompson) [1] [2] is an American Imam based in Washington, D.C. [1] [3] [4] Abdullah is said to be one of four living openly gay Imams in the world (the others being Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed of France, El-Farouk Khaki of Toronto's el-Tawhid Juma Circle/The Unity Mosque, and Nur Warsame of Australia).
A majority of American Muslims (51 percent) support same-sex marriage as of 2017, according to a survey by the Public Religion Research Institute in their "2017 American Values Atlas." [123] The first American Muslim in the United States Congress, Keith Ellison (D-MN) said in 2010 that all discrimination against LGBT people is wrong. [124]
The Muslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity was launched in January 2013 in Atlanta. [1] The organization was formed by members of the Queer Muslim Working Group, with the support of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.
Many American Muslims, including community leaders, swiftly condemned the shooting. [296] [297] Prayer vigils for the victims were held at mosques across the country. [298] [299] [300] The Florida mosque where Mateen sometimes prayed issued a statement condemning the attack and offering condolences to the victims. [301]
The following animated videos depict the experiences of nine Muslim Americans from across the country who differ in heritage, age, gender and occupation. Relaying short anecdotes representative of their everyday lives, these Muslim Americans demonstrate both the adversities and blessings of Muslim American life. By Emily Kassie. April 6, 2015
The American Family Association and other religious groups have promoted boycotts of corporations whose policies support the LGBT community. In conservative Islamic nations, laws generally prohibit same-sex sexual behaviour, and interpretation of Sharia Law on male homosexuality carries the death penalty. [336]
The Iranian government is denying any prior knowledge of a gay sex scandal that has led to the suspension of an official in the ultra-conservative Islamic nation. Reza Tsaghati, the head of ...