As LGBTQ Muslims, we know that there are many of us who are living at the intersections of LGBTQ identities and Islam. We reject attempts to perpetuate hatred against our LGBTQ communities as well as our Muslim communities. … This tragedy cannot be neatly categorized as a fight between the LGBTQ community and the Muslim community. The poll found that 45 percent of American Muslims thought homosexuality should be accepted and 47 percent thought it should be discouraged. To each [its] own, let God judge, not us.”Fawzia Mirza, a Pakistani Canadian comedian who is Muslim and lesbian, tweeted her “mixed” feelings:Feeling a complexity of emotions as a Muslim #LGBTQ American – not done in my name.

Source: Washington Post June 13, 2016 13:07 UTC