Title: Living out Islam
Subtitle: voices of gay, lesbian, and transgender Muslims
Description: Muhsin is one of the organizers of Al-Fitra Foundation, a South African support group for lesbian, transgender, and gay Muslims. Islam and homosexuality are seen by many as deeply incompatible. This, according to Muhsin, is why he had to act. “I realized that I’m not alone—these people are going through the very same things that I’m going through. But I’ve managed, because of my in-depth relationship with God, to reconcile the two. I was completely comfortable saying to the world that I’m gay and I’m Muslim. I wanted to help other people to get there. So that’s how I became an activist.”
Subjects: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, Religious aspects of Homosexuality, RELIGION / General, Homosexuality, Islam, Homosexuality, religious aspects, Homosexuality, religious aspects, christianity, Stonewall Book Awards, Religious aspects, LGBTQ anthropology, LGBTQ religion & spirituality, collection:israel_fishman_non-fiction_award=winner