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UnfairRepresent
09/22/19 5:57:37 PM
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British Muslims are launching their first ever pride festival at a time when the community is under attack more than ever.

The festival hopes to celebrate what it means to be LGTBQI and Muslim and how they do not have to choose between both identities. LGBTQI charity Imaan is putting on the event to mark the 20 years its spent supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans Muslims.

The show of solidarity follows ongoing anti-LGBT education protests outside primary schools in Birmingham. Some Muslim parents expressed outrage at relationship and sex education (RSE) being taught as part of the national Equality Act.

Several parents launched a campaign against the educational materials, claiming it is an affront to their religious beliefs, specifically targeting the No Outsiders programme and its creator Andrew Moffat. Lesbian campaigner Anjum Mauj said the furore over RSE is bringing out more homophobia in the Muslim community. She told Metro.co.uk: Homophobes are being emboldened by lack of leadership anywhere so Imaan is stepping into that position.

The current political climate, together with Brexit, migrant crisis, Boris, and Trump has emboldened Islamophobes too. As LGBTQI Muslims we are caught in the middle. On the occasion of our 20th anniversary its a very apt time to celebrate with a LGBTQI Muslim festival and celebrate our unique identities and bring some joy into the world. Anjum, who is a trustee at Imaan, said its absolutely vital to have an LGTBQI voice for Muslims.

She said: We have hundreds of thousands of members at Imaan and many of them are not able to come out. When I was growing, we were just not having conversations about sex and relationships. Pride in London parade on Cockspur Street on the 7th July 2018 in central London in the United Kingdom.

30,000 marched through central London for the citys annual LGBT Pride celebration. The solidarity follows ongoing anti-LGBT education protests outside primary schools in Birmingham

So to then talk about sexual orientation or something else was hugely problematic. I was out to my family from a very young age and when I made the decision to get married to my partner, my mother was very upset about it. She didnt want to tell the rest of her Muslim community. And she still is in that zone of what will the community say?

Ive grown up in a really loving and vibrant and inclusive community so its very painful to feel that I need to hide part of myself. Imaan said it is turning to its wider friends and communities to make the event possible, by raising funds online.

They are planning to feature panels, discussions, speakers, arts, culture and history.


Full Article: https://metro.co.uk/2019/09/22/british-muslims-launch-first-ever-pride-festival-10788697/
iInjYg7

LGBT Muslims? Make them pot smoking communists too and this has to be like a conservative's nightmare.
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09/22/19 5:59:00 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
Islamophobes

there's that word again
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DeadBankerDream
09/22/19 5:59:28 PM
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Kebab rolls not gender roles
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Medzzz
09/22/19 6:00:09 PM
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Only in western cultures they can do this
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SH_expert44
09/22/19 6:00:42 PM
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I would be more impressed if they held it in saudi arabia
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evil_zombie11
09/22/19 6:00:48 PM
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Pretty cool but I'm always low key concerned for their lives
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UnfairRepresent
09/22/19 6:02:28 PM
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DeadBankerDream posted...
Kebab rolls not gender roles

That's legit a message I can get behind

Medzzz posted...
Only in western cultures they can do this


It is a shame :(

SH_expert44 posted...
I would be more impressed if they held it in saudi arabia


Why? They would all just die or go to prison

evil_zombie11 posted...
Pretty cool but I'm always low key concerned for their lives

In the UK?

They'll be fine.

The local Muslim communities will be dicks to them but no one is going to die
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YourDrunkFather
09/22/19 6:13:33 PM
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LGTBQI

Man they just keep adding more letters

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hockeybub89
09/22/19 6:14:22 PM
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UnfairRepresent
09/22/19 6:17:10 PM
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I will never understand being gay and religious.

That speaks volumes about your close mindedness.

"I will never understand being vegan and liking Mario Kart."
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nemu
09/22/19 6:21:45 PM
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I don't really understand the concept of cherry picking from supposed holy texts. I'm certainly happy it's a thing, as everyone being a strict fundamentalist would be horrible. But you think that would lead to more people rejecting the major religions. That doesn't mean atheism, but simply the rejection of the major religions in place of believing in their own interpretation of God. That's basically what they already do, but they try so hard to fit into the existing framework even when it doesn't make a ton of sense.
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evil_zombie11
09/22/19 6:22:38 PM
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Oh ok cool
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TheVipaGTS
09/22/19 6:23:08 PM
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Good on them. Progress the religion. Make it better. We will never fully get rid of religion, but people like this focused on removing the negative will at least help limit its stronghold.
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Medzzz
09/22/19 6:47:44 PM
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YourDrunkFather posted...
LGTBQI

Man they just keep adding more letters

Isnt there a P in there somewhere for pansexual?
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0AbsoluteZero0
09/22/19 6:49:00 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
DeadBankerDream posted...
Kebab rolls not gender roles

That's legit a message I can get behind

Medzzz posted...
Only in western cultures they can do this


It is a shame :(

SH_expert44 posted...
I would be more impressed if they held it in saudi arabia


Why? They would all just die or go to prison

evil_zombie11 posted...
Pretty cool but I'm always low key concerned for their lives

In the UK?

They'll be fine.

The local Muslim communities will be dicks to them but no one is going to die

Even if there are no deaths over this theres a good chance a few faces will be melted by acid
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hockeybub89
09/22/19 6:50:43 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
hockeybub89 posted...
I will never understand being gay and religious.

That speaks volumes about your close mindedness.

"I will never understand being vegan and liking Mario Kart."

Liking Mario Kart isn't shit on by vegans. Gamers haven't been persecuted by veganism and told their very existence is an affront to veganism for thousands of years.

Why try to carve out a spot in a group where you have never been welcome? You don't need those religions. Create a brand new religion without any of that oppressive garbage if you absolutely must believe in something.
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09/22/19 6:52:56 PM
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YourDrunkFather posted...
LGTBQI

Man they just keep adding more letters

that's kewl
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Damn_Underscore
09/22/19 6:56:01 PM
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People in a religious group aren't a religion. If you believe in the spiritual claims of a religion, then nothing about that religion's members should have any affect on that.

People don't believe in religions just to say they are religious. When you say "if you absolutely must believe in something" you are showing your close-mindedness.
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UnfairRepresent
09/22/19 6:57:01 PM
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hockeybub89 posted...
UnfairRepresent posted...
hockeybub89 posted...
I will never understand being gay and religious.

That speaks volumes about your close mindedness.

"I will never understand being vegan and liking Mario Kart."

Liking Mario Kart isn't shit on by vegans. Gamers haven't been persecuted by veganism and told their very existence is an affront to veganism for thousands of years.

Why try to carve out a spot in a group where you have never been welcome? You don't need those religions. Create a brand new religion without any of that oppressive garbage if you absolutely must believe in something.

Because they believe in Allah and the teachings of the Qu'ran.

It's dumb to go "Well who cares about that, just start your own religion and be gay" their own religion in their eyes would just be Islam 2: Directors Cut where the only difference is one small edit in one scene.

This isn't hard to understand.

Would you stop believing the Earth is spherical if some people who believe the Earth is spherical were dicks to you about liking Onions?

No you'd be someone who thought the Earth was spherical who likes onions
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hockeybub89
09/22/19 7:20:15 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
hockeybub89 posted...
UnfairRepresent posted...
hockeybub89 posted...
I will never understand being gay and religious.

That speaks volumes about your close mindedness.

"I will never understand being vegan and liking Mario Kart."

Liking Mario Kart isn't shit on by vegans. Gamers haven't been persecuted by veganism and told their very existence is an affront to veganism for thousands of years.

Why try to carve out a spot in a group where you have never been welcome? You don't need those religions. Create a brand new religion without any of that oppressive garbage if you absolutely must believe in something.

Because they believe in Allah and the teachings of the Qu'ran.

It's dumb to go "Well who cares about that, just start your own religion and be gay" their own religion in their eyes would just be Islam 2: Directors Cut where the only difference is one small edit in one scene.

This isn't hard to understand.

Would you stop believing the Earth is spherical if some people who believe the Earth is spherical were dicks to you about liking Onions?

No you'd be someone who thought the Earth was spherical who likes onions

But the Earth is factually spherical.

I wouldn't chop off my right hand if a few people with right hands were assholes to me, but I would leave a club if many of its members and leadership made me unwelcome. Why make a group accept you when you can tell the group to fuck off and find some place more welcoming. That's like a socialist joining a young Republicans group.
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brestugo
09/22/19 7:24:37 PM
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iInjYg7

"Kebab rolls not gender roles"

"Allah loves diversity"

Give them points for a sense of humor.
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UnfairRepresent
09/22/19 7:41:30 PM
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hockeybub89 posted...

But the Earth is factually spherical.

I wouldn't chop off my right hand if a few people with right hands were assholes to me, but I would leave a club if many of its members and leadership made me unwelcome. Why make a group accept you when you can tell the group to fuck off and find some place more welcoming. That's like a socialist joining a young Republicans group.

You're so closed minded it's insane

You literally cannot comprehend the mindset of someone who thinks differently to the way you do.

This isn't a "club" like a World of Warcraft guild. It's a religion. The gay members in it still believe the same things the straight ones do.

They don't stop believing because someone is a jerk any more than you stop believing anything because someone is a jerk.

Let go of your egotism and imagine thinking something differently to what you yourself think.
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09/22/19 7:44:05 PM
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Cognitive dissonance can be pretty damn insane.
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SauI_Goodman
09/22/19 7:47:10 PM
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kebab rolls not gender roles hahaha
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Medzzz
09/22/19 8:50:50 PM
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East London Mosque demands apology for Allah is gay placards at Pride in London


https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/07/14/east-london-mosque-demands-apology-for-allah-is-gay-placards-at-london-pride/
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brestugo
09/22/19 8:55:39 PM
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SauI_Goodman posted...
kebab rolls not gender roles hahaha

Way in the back there's a "Love is not haram" sign too.
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Medzzz
09/22/19 8:58:57 PM
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brestugo posted...
SauI_Goodman posted...
kebab rolls not gender roles hahaha

Way in the back there's a "Love is not haram" sign too.

What happened to Love trumps hate?
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UnfairRepresent
09/24/19 4:08:08 AM
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Medzzz posted...
brestugo posted...
SauI_Goodman posted...
kebab rolls not gender roles hahaha

Way in the back there's a "Love is not haram" sign too.

What happened to Love trumps hate?

wut
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shnangyboos
09/24/19 4:27:41 AM
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hockeybub89 posted...
Create a brand new religion without any of that oppressive garbage if you absolutely must believe in something.


This is exactly what progressives are doing.

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iPhone_7
09/24/19 4:41:35 AM
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Thats so brave of them to hold a gay pride festival in the Middle East. I havent even read the article yet and Im so happy for them.
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UnfairRepresent
09/24/19 5:04:56 AM
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iPhone_7 posted...
Thats so brave of them to hold a gay pride festival in the Middle East. I havent even read the article yet and Im so happy for them.

it was in the UK not the middle east

you couldn't hold this in the middle east
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008Zulu
09/24/19 5:16:48 AM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
LGBT Muslims? Make them pot smoking communists too and this has to be like a conservative's nightmare.

Anyone not white is a conservative's nightmare.
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Rika_Furude
09/24/19 5:20:17 AM
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hockeybub89 posted...
Create a brand new religion without any of that oppressive garbage if you absolutely must believe in something.

there doesnt really need to be religion at all. they could easily just not be religious. it would also achieve the same goal of no oppressive garbage
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UnfairRepresent
09/25/19 8:03:48 PM
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008Zulu posted...
UnfairRepresent posted...
LGBT Muslims? Make them pot smoking communists too and this has to be like a conservative's nightmare.

Anyone not white is a conservative's nightmare.

The leader of the conservatives right now is Orange.
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KillerKhan420
09/25/19 8:06:09 PM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEa3vDXatXg" data-time="

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EzeDoesIt
09/27/19 11:52:40 AM
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hockeybub89 posted...
UnfairRepresent posted...
hockeybub89 posted...
I will never understand being gay and religious.

That speaks volumes about your close mindedness.

"I will never understand being vegan and liking Mario Kart."

Liking Mario Kart isn't shit on by vegans. Gamers haven't been persecuted by veganism and told their very existence is an affront to veganism for thousands of years.

Why try to carve out a spot in a group where you have never been welcome? You don't need those religions. Create a brand new religion without any of that oppressive garbage if you absolutely must believe in something.


Theres not much evidence in scripture to suggest these religions are anti-gay. At the very least its not the main point of them like some (i.e. ISIS and the Westboro Baptist Church) would have you believe.

So I see why people can be gay and still be interested in faith.
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Questionmarktarius
09/27/19 11:53:57 AM
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EzeDoesIt posted...
Theres not much evidence in scripture to suggest these religions are anti-gay.

It's in the same parts as "don't eat shellfish" and "no poly-cotton shirts!!"
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09/27/19 11:55:43 AM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
British Muslims


But of course. They would be executed via stoning in the Middle East.
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EzeDoesIt
09/27/19 11:57:00 AM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
EzeDoesIt posted...
Theres not much evidence in scripture to suggest these religions are anti-gay.

It's in the same parts as "don't eat shellfish" and "no poly-cotton shirts!!"


ha basically
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Zikten
09/27/19 12:01:28 PM
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SH_expert44 posted...
I would be more impressed if they held it in saudi arabia

That would end in a bloodbath
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UnfairRepresent
09/27/19 5:41:26 PM
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Zikten posted...
SH_expert44 posted...
I would be more impressed if they held it in saudi arabia

That would end in a bloodbath

sadly yes
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Aylex12321
09/28/19 8:42:49 AM
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A gay parade on Cockspur street... Lmao thats too funny.
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Tony_Biggie_Pun
09/28/19 9:35:18 AM
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Islam states clearly in strong words that it's against homosexuality so I don't understand this. It's diametrically opposed to it. At some point you have to pick what you believe in because this doesn't make sense. My two cents

It also says that Man can't make what is Haram, Halal and vice versa so this doesn't in anyway represent Islam
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SpiritSephiroth
09/28/19 1:17:19 PM
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gamer167
09/28/19 1:32:03 PM
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Allah weeps
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UnfairRepresent
09/30/19 7:48:16 AM
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SpiritSephiroth posted...
So they're basically a living contradiction.

Not really
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SpiritSephiroth
09/30/19 10:08:10 AM
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SpiritSephiroth
09/30/19 10:08:36 AM
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If they're actually muslims their whole way of life is contradictory.

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The Great Muta 22
09/30/19 10:16:10 AM
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"WHY DON'T MUSLIMS DO ANYTHING ABOUT THEIR OWN RADICALS!?!?!"

*Muslims protest the bigoted views of their religion and parts they don't care for in a country where they won't literally be murdered for it*

"NO NOT LIKE THAT!"

Almost as if you guys simply hate them all and would rather see them murdered for trying to change their religion or something...
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SpiritSephiroth
09/30/19 11:41:38 AM
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The Great Muta 22 posted...
Almost as if you guys simply hate them all and would rather see them murdered for trying to change their religion or something...


Almost if changing a religion is sacrilege or something. Oh wait.

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