We are gay Muslims and our voices need to be heard
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The importance of sharing the voices of LGBT Muslims is huge - you can’t speak about Muslim people as a homogeneous group.
By Ruchira Sharma
Ezra Stripe, 27, is a transgender lesbian Muslim living in England. They are one of six volunteers at Hidayah, a UK organisation for LGBTQI+ Muslims which campaigns against stigma, taboo and discrimination within the community.
Over the last month, Parkfield Community School in Birmingham made headlines after a new programme included lessons on LGBT rights and homophobia, sparking protests from Muslim parents who threatened to pull their children from school. Stripe spoke to Ruchira Sharma about the importance of giving LGBT Muslim voices a platform.
This past month, Parkfield Community School in Birmingham found itself at the centre of a national debate over Islam and homosexuality.
The school halted a new programme which included LGBT lessons until after Easter after some Muslim parents began withdrawing their children from class on what the...
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