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In India, which has the third-largest Muslim population in the world, and where Islam is the largest minority religion, the largest Islamic seminary (Darul Uloom Deoband) has vehemently opposed recent government moves [119] to abrogate and liberalize laws from the colonial era that banned homosexuality. [120]
Shusha Guppy of the Times Higher Education Supplement argued that although it "has long been assumed that the Arab-Islamic societies have always been less tolerant of homosexuality than the West", in "the pre-modern era, Western travelers were amazed to find Islam 'a sex-positive religion' and men openly expressing their love for young boys in ...
The introduction, Chapter 1, was written by Roscoe and Murray. Murray wrote "The Will Not to Know: Islamic Accommodations of Male Homosexualities," Chapter 2. Roscoe wrote "Precursors of Islamic Male Homosexualities," Chapter 3. Jim Wafer wrote "Muhammad and Male Homosexuality," Chapter 4. Murray wrote "Woman-Woman Love in Islamic Societies ...
Gay Muslims (2006) is a Channel 4 documentary about a man named Joe Zakar, produced and directed by Cara Lavan, about the experiences of five Muslim people who identify as lesbian and gay and how they challenge the heterosexual-worldview within Islam, and attempt to integrate Islam with homosexuality.
Within Candomblé, a syncretic religion found primarily in Brazil, there is widespread (though not universal) support for gay rights, many members are LGBT, and have performed gay marriages. [ 234 ] [ 235 ] [ 236 ] In Candomblé, homosexuality is usually accepted and explained by the sex of one's orisha. [ 237 ]
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 future of religion in America is our queer youth,” says one faith leader. Religion is used as a weapon against LGBTQ youth — but some are devoutly faithful. Here's how they thrive in ...
"Review of Homosexuality in Islam: Critical Reflection on Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Muslims". British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. 38 (1): 130– 133. ISSN 1353-0194. MacIver, Erin (July 2013). "Homosexuality in Islam: critical reflection on gay, lesbian and transgender Muslims". Culture, Health & Sexuality. 15 (sup1): 108– 110.