Importante.
samirathejerk:
I am really hoping that the I am not Haraam project gets a lot of attention from not only Muslim people but everyone. The entire project is completely beautiful and necessary. It isn’t only Muslims that think followers of Islam can not be lbgtq while simultaneously adhering to Islam.
Here is an excerpt from their first post:
”Haraam is an Arabic word used in Islam to mean “forbidden”. This project has been started as a way for LGBTQ Muslims to stand up and proclaim that we will not allow our existence as LGBTQ Muslims to be erased any longer.
We are not kafirs, we are not deviant, our existence is not a sin. This is our space to say: WE ARE NOT HARAAM. “
So if you are not following them can you please, please go do that? If you identify as part of the LGBTQ spectrum - including just being a supporter go follow!
Omg, we haven’t been on in a long time and I sign in and this is here. Fate, I tell you. Mashallah.
Can you just drop everything and move into my heart? There’s enough room for you and I to hide from the world.
I wish there was a way for me to hold each Muslim faced with the hardships of being homosexual when they reach their lowest points and tell them that it only goes up from here. I wish I could stand between them and the harsh words, fists and looks they received. I wish I could change the world, make people more loving, accepting and kind ..but I can’t. So instead I spend my night praying to a God they say has stopped listening to me because of who I love and I ask Him to protect you all…guide you all and comfort you when you feel alone. All Muslims are my brothers and sisters but you guys are more than that. I feel as though we’re standing side by side fighting the same battle even though we may be thousands of miles apart. Despite distance or lack of communication, I love you all.
-Jannat
fadeing asked: I had to click "forgot my password" just so I could re-create it, log-on and tell you two that I really like your page. Your voices are heartwarmingly honest. Thank you for sharing :)
That’s so touching. Thank you so much.
When I was younger I used to tell my parents I would marry a girl. They both laughed and explained to me that I would have a husband, I didn’t really pay much attention to them. I planned weddings with my girl friends that I grew up with. As I got older, my thought process hadn’t changed. I was conflicted because by then I knew that how I felt wasn’t “normal” according to society but I also couldn’t change what I felt inside. I tried to talk to my parents about it but my mother thought it was a phase and my father threatened my life. It hurt so much to think that who I was caused my parents to react in such a way. I fell into such a deep and painful depression I didn’t think I would ever be able to climb out of it, but I did. My best friend, Sia came to my house one day with ice cream, the qur’an and a shoulder to cry on. With those 3 things she changed my life.
I honestly believe that without my friends as a support group, Islam and having them to lean back on, I would have taken my life before it had even began.
-Jannat.
One thing I hear constantly that breaks my heart is someone making an excuse or defending their right to love who they will. You shouldn’t have to excuse your love, love isn’t something we make. Love is a right given to us.
When I lay beside you while you sleep and hear your heart beating I can’t imagine how anyone could tell me this love is wrong.
