Tweet Daayiee Abdullah is a gay Muslim who has been fighting against discrimination and hatred towards homosexuals and Muslims alike.[1] Through a group called the Al-Fatiha Foundation, Abdullah has been active in this campaign, and has even been perceived by many as being at the front of this campaign.[2] Although there is much controversy, Abdullah has helped to raise awareness of the oppression of homosexuals in Islam, and is also viewed by many as a symbol of hope and evidence[peacock term] that one can be both gay and Muslim.[
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Im gay & Muslim … not what you think!
TweetIm Muslim and not gay! This week I was invited to OUT Twin Cities Film Festival, that according to their website has a mission “… to connect and celebrate the diversity of the community through the art of cinema by producing a provocative annual festival showcasing Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer filmmakers”. The reason I was invited, … they were showing the film “I Am Gay And Muslim:, by filmmaker Chris Belloni . The screening was at Crooked Pint Ale House; near downtown Minneapolis, a movie about gay Muslim screening in a Ale house, I didn’t expect the place will be swarming by Muslims there, however, research shows that…
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ahmediatv with Chris Durant, a gay activist … Im gay&Muslim
Tweet Im Muslim and not gay! This week I was invited to OUT Twin Cities Film Festival, that according to their website has a mission “… to connect and celebrate the diversity of the community through the art of cinema by producing a provocative annual festival showcasing Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer filmmakers”. The reason I was invited, … they were showing the film “I Am Gay And Muslim:, by filmmaker Chris Belloni . The screening was at Crooked Pint Ale House; near downtown Minneapolis, a movie about gay Muslim screening in a Ale house, I didn’t expect the place will be swarming by Muslims there, however, research shows…