Gay Muslims need support

Discrimination based on sexuality is as wrong as that based on religion. The Muslim Council of Great Britain can take a lead. Some religious communities are not reciprocating the tolerance and respect they insist on from others when it comes to gay rights, particularly in Muslim and some Christian communities.

.... I had been invited to Dublin for a public discussion on issues surrounding religious freedom and sexuality alongside the production's director, Lloyd Newson, human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell, Dr Katherine Zappone and Father Michael Collins. [Guardian CiF] Read more

Gay Rights Are An “Islamic Goal” Here at the Spittoon we have tended to give Inayat Bunglawala a bit of a hard time. But we also give credit where credit is due. In that spirit, he certainly deserves credit that, on the back of a panel discussion about religious freedom and sexuality in Dublin (in which he participated with Peter Tatchell), he has just written a spirited defence of gay rights. [The Spittoon] Read more See Also: [Talk Islam] Read