Voting For The Equal Rights Of LGBTQ
The right to live and work is basic human right. However, Marriage is something different for which Islam donot allow. Hence, we can not support them for it. Please watch following https://youtu.be/dsYW8rdaO1E You can also listen to other videos in this thread Discussion 1499
Dear Faraz Siddiqui, Thanks for labeling as a passionate but, anyway! You mentioned Hijaab, which is exactly my point and I am trying to use as an example. No one should vote to deprive Muslims of having a right to hijab even though if they have an opinion about it. Having an opinion is one thing but enforcing that opinion is another. Not liking hijab is one thing (which is a personal preference) but enforcing your opinion onto Muslims (by voting it to ban) is another and should not be carried out. Similarly, when I say that having a religious opinion about homosexuality is one thing but taking it to next level and enforcing it using law (voting to deprive them of their rights that they can only have after marriage) is entirely different. You do not want people to vote against hijab even though they have an opinion then how can you want for people to not be able to get married just because you have an opinion against it? Also, as you said, see it practically. You might say that you’re okay with LGBTQ getting healthy, job, etc. benefits but practically, all of that wasn’t possible without them proving a relationship status aka marriage partnership. Again, I will bring the difference between “having an opinion” vs. “using that opinion to deprive someone of their rights that they can only get by going against your opinion”. I hope this explains my question (or as you label it, passion).
“… Educate people …” I completely agree with education part. We, as Muslims, may even campaign about it and try to educate or express the rationale behind our opinion. However, intervening in someone’s personal relationships, as long as they do not pose threat to the lives, wealth, and honor of a community, is neither a government’s business nor someone else’s. “… right to life, liberty, and justice …” They do have the right to live but the right to liberty… unfortunately, not. As they do not have liberty to engage in a partnership, officially. They do not have a liberty to see their “partners” in hospital or prison, for that matters. They do not have a liberty to engage in certain judicial activities which are only restricted to partners/husband-wife so, apparently, they do not have a right to justice either. Please correct me if this seems wrong.