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[198] Today, most LGBTQ-affirming Islamic organizations and individual congregations are primarily based in the Western world and South Asian countries; they usually identify themselves with the liberal and progressive movements within Islam. [1] [199] [200] In France there was an Islamic same-sex marriage on February 18, 2012. [201]
[161] [163] [164] [165] Today, most LGBTQ-affirming Islamic organizations and individual congregations are primarily based in the Western world and South Asian countries [citation needed]; they usually identify themselves with the liberal and progressive movements within Islam. [161] [166] [167]
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 ...
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]
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 ]
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 ...
Symbols of the world's largest religions displayed on rainbow flags at the Queer Easter, Germany. The relationship between religion and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people can vary greatly across time and place, within and between different religions and sects, and regarding different forms of homosexuality, bisexuality, non-binary, and transgender identities.
Saudi Arabia has no criminal code.The primary source of law in Saudi Arabia is the Sharia (Islamic law), which is derived from the Quran.Specifically, prohibition of same-sex sexual acts is based on the Quranic story of the prophet Lut and traditions of the teachings of Muhammad contained in the Sunnah. [17]