Editing LGBTQ people and Islam (section)

==LGBTQ-related movements within Islam==
===LGBTQ acceptance===
{{Main|Liberalism and progressivism within Islam}}

{{Further|Liberal and progressive Islam in Europe|Liberal and progressive Islam in North America}}

The coming together of "human rights discourses and sexual orientation struggles" has resulted in an abundance of "social movements and organizations concerned with gender and sexual minority oppression and discrimination."<ref>{{cite journal|author=Beden Offord|title=Queer Activist Intersections in Southeast Asia: Human Rights and Cultural Studies|journal=Ways of Knowing About Human Rights in Asia|editor=Vera Mackie|volume=46|publisher=Routledge|date=2016}}</ref> Today, most LGBTQ-affirming Islamic organizations and individual congregations are primarily based in the [[Western world]] and [[South Asia]]n countries; they usually identify themselves with the [[Liberalism and progressivism within Islam|liberal and progressive movements within Islam]].<ref name="lawnet.fordham.edu" /><ref>{{cite book |author-last=Geissinger |author-first=Aisha |year=2012 |chapter=Islam and Discourses on Same-Sex Desire |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8sn9vMPUsNYC&pg=PA80 |editor1-last=Boisvert |editor1-first=Donald L. |editor2-last=Johnson |editor2-first=Jay E. |title=Queer Religion: Homosexuality in Modern Religious History, Volume 1 |location=[[Santa Barbara, California]] |publisher=[[Greenwood Publishing Group|Praeger Publishers]] |pages=80–90 |isbn=978-0-313-35359-8 |lccn=2011043406 |access-date=2021-12-10 |archive-date=2023-04-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419034028/https://books.google.com/books?id=8sn9vMPUsNYC&pg=PA80 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author-last=Kurzman |author-first=Charles |author-link=Charles Kurzman |year=1998 |chapter=Liberal Islam and Its Islamic Context |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4n8HSe9SfXMC&pg=PA1 |editor-last=Kurzman |editor-first=Charles |title=Liberal Islam: A Sourcebook |location=[[Oxford]] and [[New York City|New York]] |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |pages=1–26 |isbn=9780195116229 |oclc=37368975 |access-date=2021-12-10 |archive-date=2023-04-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419034036/https://books.google.com/books?id=4n8HSe9SfXMC&pg=PA1 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In [[France]] there was an [[Marriage in Islam|Islamic]] [[same-sex marriage]] on February 18, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|date=2012-03-30|title=FRANCE – Concilier islam et homosexualité, le combat de Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed – France 24|url=http://www.france24.com/fr/20120330-france-mariage-homosexuel-musulmans-gay-religion-imam-coran-corps-livre-ludovic-mohamed-zahed|work=France 24|access-date=2012-11-29|archive-date=2015-02-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217121914/http://www.france24.com/fr/20120330-france-mariage-homosexuel-musulmans-gay-religion-imam-coran-corps-livre-ludovic-mohamed-zahed/|url-status=live}}</ref> In Paris in November 2012 a room in a Buddhist prayer hall was used by gay Muslims and called a "gay-friendly mosque",<ref>{{cite web|last=Banerji|first=Robin|date=November 30, 2012|title=Gay-friendly 'mosque' opens in Paris|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20547335|access-date=March 27, 2021|website=BBC|archive-date=September 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921070447/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20547335|url-status=live}}</ref> and a French Islamic website<ref>{{cite web|title=Homosexual Muslims – HM2F|url=http://www.homosexuels-musulmans.org/gay_muslims.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227151103/http://www.homosexuels-musulmans.org/gay_muslims.html|archive-date=2016-12-27|access-date=2018-01-20|work=homosexuels-musulmans.org}}</ref> is supporting religious same-sex marriage. The [[Ibn Ruschd-Goethe mosque]] in Berlin is a liberal mosque open to all types of Muslims, where men and women pray together and LGBT worshippers are welcomed and supported.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sarac|first=Tugay|date=2 May 2019|title=My LGBT-friendly mosque saved me from being radicalised|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/cc70b8a4-f14f-4324-a81a-82fe347f9664|access-date=3 May 2019|website=BBC|series=BBC Three|archive-date=3 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503001654/https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/cc70b8a4-f14f-4324-a81a-82fe347f9664|url-status=live}}</ref> Other significant LGBT-inclusive mosques or prayer groups include the El-Tawhid Juma Circle Unity Mosque in Toronto,<ref>{{cite web|title=juma circle|url=http://www.jumacircle.com/|access-date=2021-11-14|website=juma circle|language=en-US|archive-date=2017-04-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419195623/http://www.jumacircle.com/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=2016-06-03|title=Queer and going to the mosque: 'I've never felt more Muslim than I do now'|url=http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/jun/03/unity-mosque-queer-muslim-islam-samra-habib|access-date=2021-11-14|website=The Guardian|language=en|archive-date=2021-11-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114152900/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/jun/03/unity-mosque-queer-muslim-islam-samra-habib|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Gillis|first=Wendy|date=2013-08-25|title=Islamic scholars experience diversity of Muslim practices at U of T summer program|language=en-CA|work=The Toronto Star|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/08/25/islamic_scholars_experience_diversity_of_muslim_practices_at_u_of_t_summer_program.html|access-date=2021-11-14|issn=0319-0781|archive-date=2021-11-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114152856/https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/08/25/islamic_scholars_experience_diversity_of_muslim_practices_at_u_of_t_summer_program.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Masjid an-Nur al-Isslaah (Light of Reform Mosque) in Washington, D.C.,<ref>{{cite web|title=Meet America's first openly gay imam|url=http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows/america-tonight/america-tonight-blog/2013/12/20/meet-america-s-firstopenlygayimam.html|access-date=2021-11-14|website=america.aljazeera.com|archive-date=2021-11-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114152857/http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows/america-tonight/america-tonight-blog/2013/12/20/meet-america-s-firstopenlygayimam.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Affirming mosques">{{cite web|title=Affirming mosques help gay Muslims reconcile faith, sexuality|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/affirming-mosques-help-gay-muslims-reconcile-faith-sexuality-n988151|access-date=2021-11-14|website=NBC News|date=April 2019 |language=en|archive-date=2021-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116193847/https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/affirming-mosques-help-gay-muslims-reconcile-faith-sexuality-n988151|url-status=live}}</ref> Masjid Al-Rabia in Chicago,<ref>{{Cite news|title=A Mosque For LGBTQ Muslims|language=en|work=NPR.org|url=https://www.npr.org/2018/04/15/602605271/a-mosque-for-lgbtq-muslims|access-date=2021-11-14|archive-date=2021-11-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114152856/https://www.npr.org/2018/04/15/602605271/a-mosque-for-lgbtq-muslims|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Affirming mosques" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Masjid al-Rabia Home|url=https://masjidalrabia.org/|access-date=2021-11-14|website=Masjid al-Rabia|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-11-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114152857/https://masjidalrabia.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> Unity Mosque in Atlanta,<ref>{{cite web|title=Atlanta Unity Mosque|url=https://www.atlantaunitymosque.org/|access-date=2021-11-14|website=Atlanta Unity Mosque|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-11-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114152857/https://www.atlantaunitymosque.org/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ Issues: Islam|url=https://www.hrc.org/resources/stances-of-faiths-on-lgbt-issues-islam|access-date=2021-11-14|website=HRC|language=en-US|archive-date=2017-11-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171120073159/http://www.hrc.org/resources/stances-of-faiths-on-lgbt-issues-islam|url-status=live}}</ref> People's Mosque in Cape Town South Africa,<ref>{{cite web|date=2015-05-09|title=Is Cape Town's women and gay-friendly mosque a sign of new Muslim attitudes?|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/cape-towns-gay-women-friendly-mosque-sign-re-interpretation-muslim-faith|access-date=2021-11-14|website=PBS NewsHour|language=en-us|archive-date=2021-11-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114152858/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/cape-towns-gay-women-friendly-mosque-sign-re-interpretation-muslim-faith|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gay Mosque in Cape Town – rainbopedia.org|url=https://rainbopedia.org/wiki/gay-mosque-in-cape-town/|access-date=2021-11-14|website=rainbopedia.org|archive-date=2021-11-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114152858/https://rainbopedia.org/wiki/gay-mosque-in-cape-town/|url-status=live}}</ref> Masjid Ul-Umam mosque in Cape Town,<ref>{{Cite news|date=2019-02-05|title='Space to coexist': Inside South Africa's LGBT-friendly mosque|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-safrica-lgbt-religion-idUSKCN1PU0J9|access-date=2021-11-14|archive-date=2021-11-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114152859/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-safrica-lgbt-religion-idUSKCN1PU0J9|url-status=live}}</ref> Qal'bu Maryamin in California,<ref>{{cite web|date=2017-04-09|title=Women Building New Mosque in CA That's Open to All Genders|url=https://www.worldreligionnews.com/religion-news/women-building-new-mosque-ca-thats-open-genders|access-date=2021-11-14|website=World Religion News|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-11-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114152900/https://www.worldreligionnews.com/religion-news/women-building-new-mosque-ca-thats-open-genders|url-status=live}}</ref> and the Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Community in New York City.<ref>{{cite web|date=2018-06-14|title=How Queer Muslims Are Working to End Stigma This Ramadan|url=https://www.them.us/story/lgbtq-iftar|access-date=2021-11-14|website=them.|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-11-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114152857/https://www.them.us/story/lgbtq-iftar|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=2018-06-14|title=Queering Ramadan: Second Annual LGBTQAI+ Muslims and Allies Iftar|url=https://womensenews.org/2018/06/queering-ramadan-second-annual-lgbtqai-muslims-and-allies-iftar/|access-date=2021-11-14|website=Women's eNews|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-11-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114152900/https://womensenews.org/2018/06/queering-ramadan-second-annual-lgbtqai-muslims-and-allies-iftar/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Muslims for Progressive Values]], based in the United States and [[Malaysia]], is "a faith-based, grassroots, human rights organization that embodies and advocates for the traditional Qur'anic values of social justice and equality for all, for the 21st Century."<ref>{{cite web|title=Who We Are|url=http://www.mpvusa.org/who-we-are|access-date=5 April 2017|work=MPVUSA.org|archive-date=19 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419012345/http://www.mpvusa.org/who-we-are/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=SEXUAL DIVERSITY|url=https://www.mpvusa.org/sexual-diversity|access-date=2021-11-14|website=Muslims for Progressive Values|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-11-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114152900/https://www.mpvusa.org/sexual-diversity|url-status=live}}</ref> The Mecca Institute is an LGBT-inclusive and progressive online Islamic seminary, and serves as an online center of Islamic learning and research.<ref name="Affirming mosques" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Home|url=https://www.meccainstitute.org/|access-date=2021-11-14|website=www.meccainstitute.org|language=en|archive-date=2021-11-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114152900/https://www.meccainstitute.org/|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Defunct movements====
[[File:Al-Fatiha Muslim Gays - Gay Parade 2008 in San Francisco (2626954534).jpg|thumb|Members of ''Al Fatiha'' at the LGBT Pride parade in San Francisco 2008]]
The [[Al-Fatiha Foundation]] was an organization which tried to advance the cause of gay, lesbian, and transgender Muslims. It was founded in 1998 by [[Faisal Alam]], a [[Pakistani American]], and was registered as a [[nonprofit]] organization in the United States. The organization was an offshoot of an internet [[listserve]] that brought together many gay, lesbian and questioning Muslims from various countries.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cyber Mecca|publisher=The Advocate|date=14 March 2000}}</ref>

====Active movements====
* In 1996, [[Muhsin Hendricks]] founded the inner circle, a support network aiding gay Muslims in coming to terms with their sexual orientation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-11-02 |title=A gay mosque in Cape Town sounds the call to prayer for everyone |url=https://qz.com/africa/824711/a-gay-mosque-in-cape-town-sounds-the-call-to-pray-for-everyone |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=Quartz |language=en}}</ref> In 2011 he founded Al Ghurbaah foundation.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fullerton |first=Jamie |date=2022-10-19 |title=‘I’m hoping there will be more queer imams’ |url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/oct/19/im-hoping-there-will-be-more-queer-imams |access-date=2025-02-22 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
* In November 2012, a prayer room was set up in Paris by gay Islamic scholar and founder of the group 'Homosexual Muslims of France' [[Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed]]. It was described by the press as the first gay-friendly mosque in Europe. The reaction from the rest of the Muslim community in France has been mixed. The opening has been condemned by the [[Grand Mosque of Paris]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20547335|title=Gay-friendly 'mosque' opens in Paris|first=Robin|last=Banerji|work=BBC News|date=30 November 2012|access-date=21 July 2018|archive-date=21 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921070447/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20547335|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Pride London 2011 - 001.jpg|right|thumb|Float for gay Muslims at [[Pride parade|Pride]] London 2011]]
* In 2014, [https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/mar/21/my-boyfriend-killed-himself-because-his-family-couldnt-accept-that-he-was-gay following the death] of British born doctor Dr Nazim Mahmood, the charity [[Naz and Matt Foundation]] was launched to support LGBTQI+ individuals from predominantly Muslim backgrounds.
* In September 2019, a British charity known as Imaan attempted to crowdfund £5,000 to host a festival for LGBTQ+ Muslims to challenge homophobic laws and societal views of LGBTQ+ individuals in Middle Eastern countries and the larger Muslim community. Many LGBTQ+ Muslims are forced to choose between their sexuality and their religion, often forcing individuals to repress who they truly are.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-49796967|title=LGBT Muslims told to choose religion or sexuality|last=Baggs|first=Cherry Wilson and Michael|date=23 September 2019|access-date=6 November 2019|language=en-GB|archive-date=26 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926184203/https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-49796967|url-status=live}}</ref>
* The [[Ibn Ruschd-Goethe mosque]] in Berlin is a liberal mosque open to all types of Muslims, where men and women pray together and LGBT worshippers are welcomed and supported.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/cc70b8a4-f14f-4324-a81a-82fe347f9664|website=BBC|series=BBC Three|title=My LGBT-friendly mosque saved me from being radicalised|first=Tugay|last=Sarac|date=2 May 2019|access-date=3 May 2019|archive-date=3 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503001654/https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/cc70b8a4-f14f-4324-a81a-82fe347f9664|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Nur Warsame]] has been an advocate for LGBTQ Muslims. He founded Marhaba, a support group for [[queer]] [[Islam in Australia|Muslims]] in [[Melbourne]], [[LGBT rights in Australia|Australia]]. In May 2016, Wahrsage revealed that he is homosexual in an interview on [[SBS 2|SBS2]]'s [[The Feed (Australian TV series)|The Feed]], being the first openly gay [[Imam]] in Australia.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Power|first1=Shannon|title=Being gay and muslim: 'death is your repentance'|url=http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/being-gay-and-muslim-death-is-your-repentance/148975|access-date=5 May 2016|work=[[Star Observer]]|date=3 May 2016|archive-date=5 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505142450/http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/being-gay-and-muslim-death-is-your-repentance/148975|url-status=live}}</ref>
* The [[Muslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity]] (MASGD) in the United States began on 23 January 2013. On 20 June 2016, an interview with Mirna Haidar (a member of the MASGD's steering committee) was published in [[The Washington Post|''The Washington Post'']]. She described the MASGD as supporting "LGBT Muslims who want or need to embrace both their sexual and religious identities." Haidar said that the support which the MASGD provides is needed because a person who is "Muslim and queer " faces "two different systems of oppression": [[Islamophobia]] and [[homophobia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/06/20/what-you-should-know-about-being-lgbt-and-muslim-from-a-leading-lgbt-muslim-group/|title=What you should know about being LGBT and Muslim, from a leading LGBT Muslim group|work=WashingtonPost.com|access-date=5 April 2017|archive-date=9 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309192935/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/06/20/what-you-should-know-about-being-lgbt-and-muslim-from-a-leading-lgbt-muslim-group/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Muslims for Progressive Values]], based in the United States and in Malaysia, is "a faith-based, grassroots, human rights organization that embodies and advocates for the traditional Qur'anic values of social justice and equality for all, for the 21st Century."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mpvusa.org/who-we-are|title=Who We Are|work=MPVUSA.org|access-date=5 April 2017|archive-date=19 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419012345/http://www.mpvusa.org/who-we-are/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* The Safra Project for women is based in the UK. It supports and works on issues relating to prejudice LGBTQ Muslim women. It was founded in October 2001 by Muslim LBT women. The Safra Project's "ethos is one of inclusiveness and diversity."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rabble.ca/toolkit/rabblepedia/safra-project|title=The Safra Project – rabble.ca|work=Rabble.ca|date=11 April 2014|access-date=5 April 2017|archive-date=15 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215181315/http://rabble.ca/toolkit/rabblepedia/safra-project|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:El-Farouk Khaki nomination campaign launch Apr5-07.jpg|thumb|[[El-Farouk Khaki]], founding member of the Salaam group and the Toronto Unity Mosque / el-Tawhid Juma Circle]]
* Salaam is the first gay Muslim group in Canada and second in the world. Salaam was found in 1993 by [[El-Farouk Khaki]], who organized the Salaam/Al-Fateha International Conference in 2003.<ref name="patch">{{cite news|author=Catherine Patch|title=Queer Muslims find peace; El-Farouk Khaki founded Salaam Offers a place to retain spirituality|newspaper=Toronto Star|date=15 June 2006}}</ref>
* [[Sarajevo Open Centre]] ({{lang|sh-Latn|Sarajevski otvoreni centar}}), abbreviated SOC, is an independent [[feminist]] [[civil society]] organization and [[advocacy]] group which campaigns for [[lesbian]], [[gay]], [[bisexual]], [[transgender|trans]] and [[intersex]] ([[LGBTI rights|LGBTI]]) people and [[women rights]] in [[LGBT rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia and Herzegovina]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Agan Uzunović |url=https://revolution-news.com/bosnian-lgbti-activists-demand-equality-now/ |title=Bosnian LGBTI Activists Demand: Equality Now! |publisher=Revolution News |date=18 May 2016 |access-date=25 May 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603070018/https://revolution-news.com/bosnian-lgbti-activists-demand-equality-now/ |archive-date=3 June 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://soc.ba/en/about-us/ |title=About us – Sarajevski Otvoreni Centar |date=21 June 2013 |publisher=Soc.ba |access-date=25 May 2016 |archive-date=4 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604193436/http://soc.ba/en/about-us/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The organization also gives asylum and psychological support to victims of discrimination and violence.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.6yka.com/novost/105440/povecan-broj-slucajeva-krsenja-ljudskih-prava-lgbti-osoba- |title=Povećan broj slučajeva kršenja ljudskih prava LGBTI osoba – BUKA Magazin |publisher=6yka.com |date=19 May 2016 |access-date=25 May 2016 |archive-date=23 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160523011001/http://www.6yka.com/novost/105440/povecan-broj-slucajeva-krsenja-ljudskih-prava-lgbti-osoba- |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* The ''Pink Report'' is an annual report made by the organization on the state of the Human Rights of LGBTI People in the country and is supported by the Norwegian Embassy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.norveska.ba/News_and_events/Society-and-Policy/Norwegian-Embassy-supports-Sarajevo-Open-Centres-Pink-Report/ |title=Norwegian Embassy supports Sarajevo Open Centre's Pink Report |publisher=Norveska.ba |date=17 May 2016 |access-date=25 May 2016 |archive-date=7 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807112419/http://www.norveska.ba/News_and_events/Society-and-Policy/Norwegian-Embassy-supports-Sarajevo-Open-Centres-Pink-Report/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* In May 2009, the Toronto Unity Mosque / el-Tawhid Juma Circle was founded by Laury Silvers, a [[University of Toronto]] religious studies scholar, alongside Muslim gay-rights activists El-Farouk Khaki and Troy Jackson. Unity Mosque/ETJC is a [[gender-equal]], LGBT+ affirming, mosque.<ref>{{cite web|title=El-tawhid juma circle|url=http://www.jumacircle.com/|access-date=19 April 2017|archive-date=19 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419195623/http://www.jumacircle.com/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Mastracci|first1=Davide|title=What It's Like To Pray At A Queer-Inclusive Mosque|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/davidemastracci/toronto-lgbt-unity-mosque|access-date=19 April 2017|work=[[BuzzFeed]]|date=4 April 2017|archive-date=18 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518032950/https://www.buzzfeed.com/davidemastracci/toronto-lgbt-unity-mosque|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Habib|first1=Samra|title=Queer and going to the mosque: 'I've never felt more Muslim than I do now'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/jun/03/unity-mosque-queer-muslim-islam-samra-habib|access-date=19 April 2017|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=3 June 2016|archive-date=19 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419195438/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/jun/03/unity-mosque-queer-muslim-islam-samra-habib|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Gillis|first1=Wendy|title=Islamic scholars experience diversity of Muslim practices at U of T summer program|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/08/25/islamic_scholars_experience_diversity_of_muslim_practices_at_u_of_t_summer_program.html|access-date=19 April 2017|work=[[Toronto Star]]|date=25 August 2013|archive-date=20 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420045336/https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/08/25/islamic_scholars_experience_diversity_of_muslim_practices_at_u_of_t_summer_program.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The mosque offers aims to eliminate gender segregation by removing a dress code for women. While it was the only mosques of its kind when it first opened, more communities and mosques have become more accepting of LGBT members. El-Farouk Khaki has been quoted as saying "more and more groups, communities and mosques that celebrate and embrace inclusion and diversity are forming".<ref name="nbcnews.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/affirming-mosques-help-gay-muslims-reconcile-faith-sexuality-n988151|title=Affirming mosques help gay Muslims reconcile faith, sexuality|website=NBC News|date=April 2019 |language=en|access-date=6 November 2019|archive-date=16 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116193847/https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/affirming-mosques-help-gay-muslims-reconcile-faith-sexuality-n988151|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Imam Daayiee Abdullah, one of America's first openly gay Imams, argues that the existing view towards homosexuality among Muslims is based on tradition, not an interpretation of scriptures. In 2011, Abdullah created an LGBTQ+ mosques, known as the Light of Reform Mosque, to provide members of the LGBTQ+ community with marriage ceremonies. Abdullah opened the Mecca Institute in an attempt to open at least 50 LGBTQ+ friendly mosques by 2030.<ref name="nbcnews.com" />

===Anti-LGBTQ===
====Ex-gay organizations====
There are a number of Islamic [[ex-gay]] organizations, that is, those composed of people claiming to have experienced a basic change in [[sexual orientation]] from exclusive homosexuality to exclusive [[heterosexual]]ity.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Throckmorton |first=Warren |author2=Pattison, M. L. |date=June 2002 |title=Initial empirical and clinical findings concerning the change process for ex-gays |url=http://www.drthrockmorton.com/article.asp?id=1 |url-status=dead |journal=Professional Psychology: Research and Practice |volume=33 |pages=242–248 |doi=10.1037/0735-7028.33.3.242 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080504130831/http://www.drthrockmorton.com/article.asp?id=1 |archive-date=4 May 2008 |number=3}}</ref> These groups, like [[Ex-gay movement#Ex-gay organizations|those based in socially conservative Christianity]], are aimed at attempting to guide homosexuals towards heterosexuality.
One of the leading LGBT reformatory Muslim organization is [[StraightWay Foundation]], which was established in the [[United Kingdom]] in 2004 as an organization that provides information and advice for [[Muslims]] who struggle with [[homosexual]] attraction.<ref name="samar">{{cite book |last1=Habib |first1=Samar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9y_TyzK9_5oC&q=straightway+foundation&pg=PA217 |title=Islam and Homosexuality |date=2010 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=9780313379031 |page=217 |language=en |access-date=2 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419034037/https://books.google.com/books?id=9y_TyzK9_5oC&q=straightway+foundation&pg=PA217 |archive-date=19 April 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Badgett |first1=Lee |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wmyUAgAAQBAJ&q=straightway+foundation&pg=PA221 |title=Sexual Orientation Discrimination: An International Perspective |last2=Frank |first2=Jeff |date=2007 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781135987657 |page=222 |language=en |access-date=2 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419034033/https://books.google.com/books?id=wmyUAgAAQBAJ&q=straightway+foundation&pg=PA221 |archive-date=19 April 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Whitaker |first1=Brian |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e0YhBQAAQBAJ&q=straightway+foundation&pg=PT83 |title=Unspeakable Love: Gay and Lesbian Life in the Middle East |date=2011 |publisher=Saqi |isbn=9780863564598 |language=en |access-date=2020-10-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419034027/https://books.google.com/books?id=e0YhBQAAQBAJ&q=straightway+foundation&pg=PT83 |archive-date=2023-04-19 |url-status=live}}</ref> They believe "that through following God's guidance", one may "cease to be" gay. They teach that the male-female pair is the "basis for humanity's growth" and that homosexual acts "are forbidden by God".<ref>{{cite web |title=The StraightWay Foundation Homepage |url=http://straightway.sinfree.net/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061212012014/http://straightway.sinfree.net/ |archive-date=12 December 2006 |access-date=6 April 2007}}</ref>  [[NARTH]] has written favourably of the group.<ref>{{cite web |date=February 8, 2008 |title=Help for Same-Sex Attracted Muslims |url=http://www.narth.com/docs/muslims.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080403082058/http://www.narth.com/docs/muslims.html |archive-date=April 3, 2008}}</ref> In 2004, Straightway entered into a controversy with the contemporary [[Mayor of London]], [[Ken Livingstone]], and the controversial Islamic cleric [[Yusuf al-Qaradawi]]. It was suggested that Livingstone was giving a platform to Islamic fundamentalists, and not liberal and progressive Muslims.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sohaib |first=Saeed |date=April 2005 |title=London mayor stands firm despite sustained campaign |url=http://www.iwitness.co.uk/politics/0405p01.htm |url-status=live |access-date=2019-08-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802135153/http://www.iwitness.co.uk/politics/0405p01.htm |archive-date=2019-08-02}}</ref> Straightway responded to this by sending Livingstone a letter thanking him for his support of al-Qaradawi.<ref>{{cite news |last=Waugh |first=Paul |date=3 March 2005 |title=Ken in Row Over Anti-gay Link |url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-17022032-details/Ken+in+row+over+anti-gay+link/article.do |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211111441/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-17022032-details/Ken+in+row+over+anti-gay+link/article.do |archive-date=11 February 2009}}</ref>  Livingstone then ignited controversy when he thanked Straightway for the letter.<ref>{{cite news |author=Caroline Fourest and Fiammetta Venner |date=30 March 2005 |title=Ken le rouge vire au vert islam |language=fr |url=http://www.prochoix.org/cgi/blog/index.php/2005/03/30/277-ken-le-rouge-vire-au-vert-islam |url-status=live |access-date=2 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927225812/http://www.prochoix.org/cgi/blog/index.php/2005/03/30/277-ken-le-rouge-vire-au-vert-islam |archive-date=27 September 2020}}</ref>

=== Actions against LGBTQ people ===
Several anti-LGBT incidents have occurred:
* In 2012, in the English city of [[Derby]], some Muslim men "distributed ... leaflets depicting gay men being executed in an attempt to encourage hatred against homosexuals." The leaflets had such titles as "Turn or Burn" and "God abhors you" and they advocated a death penalty for homosexuality.<ref>{{cite web |date=10 January 2012 |title=Muslims posted 'nasty and frightening' anti-gay leaflets demanding homosexuals 'turn or burn' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/9004998/Muslims-posted-nasty-and-frightening-anti-gay-leaflets-demanding-homosexuals-turn-or-burn.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/9004998/Muslims-posted-nasty-and-frightening-anti-gay-leaflets-demanding-homosexuals-turn-or-burn.html |archive-date=2022-01-11 |access-date=5 April 2017 |work=Telegraph.co.uk}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The men were "convicted of hate crimes" on 20 January 2012. One of the men said that he was doing his Muslim duty.<ref name="economist.com" />
* 31 December 2013 – New Year's Eve arson attack on gay nightclub in [[Seattle]], packed with 300+ revelers, but no one injured. Subject charged prosecuted under federal terror and hate-crime charges.<ref>{{cite web |title=Man pleads guilty to arson at Seattle gay nightclub |url=http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2014/05/suspect-in-arson-at-seattle-gay-nightclub-to-enter-plea/?syndication=rss |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214123727/https://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2014/05/suspect-in-arson-at-seattle-gay-nightclub-to-enter-plea/?syndication=rss |archive-date=14 February 2020 |access-date=5 April 2017 |work=SeattleTimes.com}}</ref>
* 12 February 2016 – Across Europe, gay refugees facing abuse at migrant asylum shelters are forced to flee shelters.<ref>{{cite web |date=22 February 2016 |title=Across Europe, gay refugees facing abuse in asylum shelters |url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/across-europe-gay-refugees-facing-abuse-in-asylum-shelters/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215233920/http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/02/22/across-europe-gay-migrants-face-abuse-in-asylum-shelters.html |archive-date=15 February 2017 |access-date=5 April 2017 |work=FoxNews.com}}</ref>
* 25 April 2016 – [[Xulhaz Mannan]], an employee of the United States embassy in Dhaka and the editor of Bangladesh's first and only LGBT magazine, was killed in his apartment by a gang of Islamic militants.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Al-Mahmood |first=Syed Zain |date=26 April 2016 |title=Editor of Bangladesh Gay Magazine Hacked to Death in His Home |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/two-men-including-usaid-employee-killed-in-bangladesh-1461603764 |url-status=live |access-date=30 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428080321/http://www.wsj.com/articles/two-men-including-usaid-employee-killed-in-bangladesh-1461603764 |archive-date=28 April 2016 |issn=0099-9660}}</ref>
* 12 June 2016 – At least 49 people were killed and 50 injured in [[Orlando nightclub shooting|a mass shooting]] at [[Pulse (nightclub)|Pulse gay nightclub]] in Orlando, Florida, in the second deadliest [[mass shooting]] by an individual and the deadliest incident of violence against LGBT people in U.S. history. The shooter, [[Omar Mateen]], pledged allegiance to ISIL. The act has been described by investigators as an [[Islamist terrorism|Islamic terrorist attack]] and a [[hate crime]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tsukayama |first1=Hayley |last2=Goldman |first2=Adam |last3=Holley |first3=Peter |last4=Berman |first4=Mark |date=12 June 2016 |title=Orlando nightclub shooting: 50 killed in shooting rampage at gay club; gunman pledged allegiance to ISIS |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/06/12/orlando-nightclub-shooting-about-20-dead-in-domestic-terror-incident-at-gay-club/ |url-status=live |access-date=12 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160615021024/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/06/12/orlando-nightclub-shooting-about-20-dead-in-domestic-terror-incident-at-gay-club/ |archive-date=15 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Ingraham |first=Christopher |date=12 June 2016 |title=In the modern history of mass shootings in America, Orlando is the deadliest |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/06/12/in-the-modern-history-of-mass-shootings-in-america-orlando-is-the-absolute-worst/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201080534/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/06/12/in-the-modern-history-of-mass-shootings-in-america-orlando-is-the-absolute-worst/ |archive-date=1 February 2018 |access-date=18 June 2016 |newspaper=Washington Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Peralta |first=Eyder |date=13 June 2016 |title=Putting 'Deadliest Mass Shooting In U.S. History' Into Some Historical Context |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/13/481884291/putting-deadliest-mass-shooting-in-u-s-history-into-some-historical-context |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022063734/http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/13/481884291/putting-deadliest-mass-shooting-in-u-s-history-into-some-historical-context |archive-date=22 October 2017 |access-date=6 April 2018 |publisher=NPR}}</ref><ref name="hatecrime">{{cite news |last1=McBride |first1=Brian |last2=Edison Hayden |first2=Michael |date=15 June 2016 |title=Orlando Gay Nightclub Massacre a Hate Crime and Act of Terror, FBI Says |work=ABC News |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/investigators-turn-focus-omar-mateens-wife-criminal-charges/story?id=39867320 |url-status=live |access-date=17 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616184804/https://abcnews.go.com/US/investigators-turn-focus-omar-mateens-wife-criminal-charges/story?id=39867320 |archive-date=16 June 2016}}</ref> Upon further review, investigators indicated Omar Mateen showed few signs of radicalization, suggesting that the shooter's pledge to ISIL may have been a calculated move to garner more news coverage.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Investigators Say Orlando Shooter Showed Few Warning Signs Of Radicalization |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/18/482621690/investigators-say-orlando-shooter-showed-few-warning-signs-of-radicalization |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201094240/https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/18/482621690/investigators-say-orlando-shooter-showed-few-warning-signs-of-radicalization |archive-date=1 December 2018 |access-date=20 June 2016 |website=NPR.org}}</ref> Muslim American and their [[community leader]]s swiftly condemned the attack,<ref name="Gunaratna">{{cite news |last=Gunaratna |first=Shanika |date=13 June 2016 |title=Muslim Americans rush to condemn Orlando massacre |publisher=CBS News |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/orlando-shooting-pulse-nightclub-muslims-condemn-attack/ |url-status=live |access-date=13 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160614011325/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/orlando-shooting-pulse-nightclub-muslims-condemn-attack/ |archive-date=14 June 2016}}</ref><ref name="CookeAli">{{cite news |last1=Cooke |first1=Kristina |last2=Ali |first2=Idrees |date=13 June 2016 |title=Muslim leaders condemn Florida massacre, brace for backlash |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-florida-shooting-mosques-idUSKCN0YZ2K6 |url-status=live |access-date=13 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160614025447/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-florida-shooting-mosques-idUSKCN0YZ2K6 |archive-date=14 June 2016}}</ref> and prayer vigils for the victims were held at mosques across the country.{{efn|These vigils included ones held in California,<ref>{{cite news |last=Lozano |first=Carlos |date=12 June 2016 |title=Several vigils are planned around Southern California for the Orlando shooting victims |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-vigils-20160612-snap-story.html |url-status=live |access-date=13 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160612224556/http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-vigils-20160612-snap-story.html |archive-date=12 June 2016}}</ref> Arizona,<ref>{{cite news |last=Mooney |first=Sean |date=13 June 2016 |title=Tucson mosque condemns shootings in Orlando |publisher=KVOA |url=http://www.kvoa.com/story/32205011/tucson-mosque-condemns-shootings-in-orlando |url-status=dead |access-date=13 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160614115026/http://www.kvoa.com/story/32205011/tucson-mosque-condemns-shootings-in-orlando |archive-date=14 June 2016}}</ref> Michigan,<ref>{{cite news |last=Warikoo |first=Niraj |date=12 June 2016 |title=Metro Detroit Muslims strongly condemn Orlando shooting |work=Detroit Free Press |publisher=USA Today |url=http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2016/06/12/area-muslims-strongly-condemn-orlando-shooting/85792084/ |url-status=live |access-date=13 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801112554/https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2016/06/12/area-muslims-strongly-condemn-orlando-shooting/85792084/ |archive-date=1 August 2021}}</ref> Pennsylvania,<ref>{{cite news |last=Galvez |first=Samantha |date=13 June 2016 |title=Harrisburg mosque holds prayer vigil for Orlando victims |publisher=[[WHTM-TV]] |url=http://abc27.com/2016/06/13/harrisburg-mosque-holds-prayer-vigil-for-orlando-victims/ |url-status=live |access-date=13 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160613234454/http://abc27.com/2016/06/13/harrisburg-mosque-holds-prayer-vigil-for-orlando-victims/ |archive-date=13 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Video with a description; name in parenthesis-->Whitney Leaming |date=13 June 2016 |title=Orlando Muslims turn to prayer after shooting puts community 'on edge' |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/national/orlando-muslims-turn-to-prayer-after-shooting-puts-community-on-edge/2016/06/13/9c1c8aec-3134-11e6-ab9d-1da2b0f24f93_video.html |url-status=live |access-date=13 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614133008/https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/national/orlando-muslims-turn-to-prayer-after-shooting-puts-community-on-edge/2016/06/13/9c1c8aec-3134-11e6-ab9d-1da2b0f24f93_video.html |archive-date=14 June 2021}}</ref> Connecticut,<ref>{{cite news |last=DeAngelis |first=Jenna |date=12 June 2016 |title=Muslim and LGBT community hold vigil for Orlando victims in Hartford |publisher=[[WTIC-TV]] |url=http://fox61.com/2016/06/12/muslim-and-lgbt-community-hold-vigil-for-orlando-victims-in-hartford/ |url-status=live |access-date=13 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802123304/https://fox61.com/2016/06/12/muslim-and-lgbt-community-hold-vigil-for-orlando-victims-in-hartford/ |archive-date=2 August 2019}}</ref> Florida,<ref>{{cite news |last=Morris |first=Walter |date=12 June 2016 |title=Local Muslim community condemns Orlando nightclub shooting |publisher=WSVN |url=http://wsvn.com/news/local/local-muslim-community-condemns-orlando-nightclub-shooting/#.V17SgPi_9_o.twitter |url-status=live |access-date=13 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308225615/https://wsvn.com/news/local/local-muslim-community-condemns-orlando-nightclub-shooting/#.V17SgPi_9_o.twitter |archive-date=8 March 2022}}</ref> and Wisconsin.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hutchison |first=Ben |date=13 June 2016 |title=Milwaukee mosque holds prayer vigil for Orlando shooting victims |publisher=WISN |url=http://www.wisn.com/news/local-mosque-holds-prayer-vigil-for-orlando-shooting-victims/40026204 |url-status=live |access-date=13 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160619103641/http://www.wisn.com/news/local-mosque-holds-prayer-vigil-for-orlando-shooting-victims/40026204 |archive-date=19 June 2016}}</ref>}} The Florida mosque where Mateen sometimes prayed issued a statement condemning the attack and offering condolences to the victims.<ref>{{cite news |last=Blinder |first=Alan |date=12 June 2016 |title=Fort Pierce Mosque in Florida Condemns Attack |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/orlando-nightclub-shooting-live-updates/ft-pierce-mosque/ |url-status=live |access-date=14 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160614081856/http://www.nytimes.com/live/orlando-nightclub-shooting-live-updates/ft-pierce-mosque/ |archive-date=14 June 2016}}</ref> The [[Council on American–Islamic Relations]] called the attack "monstrous" and offered its condolences to the victims. CAIR Florida urged Muslims to donate blood and contribute funds in support of the victims' families.<ref name="Gunaratna" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Afshar |first1=Paradise |last2=Seiden |first2=Michael |date=13 June 2016 |title=Muslim community condemns Orlando attack, calls for blood donations |publisher=[[WPLG]] |url=http://www.local10.com/news/muslim-community-condemns-orlando-attack-calls-for-blood-donations |url-status=live |access-date=13 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160613112143/http://www.local10.com/news/muslim-community-condemns-orlando-attack-calls-for-blood-donations |archive-date=13 June 2016}}</ref>
* During March 2019, British Muslim parents began protesting Parkfield Community School, a town where more than a third of the children are Muslim, due to the school's implementation of a "No Outsiders" sex-education program. The aim of this program was to provide students with lessons on same-sex relationships. The protest led to the school backing down by no longer following through with the "No Outsider" program. Regardless of this, the school's minister emphasized that the school tries to express equality.<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 March 2019 |title=British Muslim parents oppose LGBT lessons in primary school |newspaper=The Economist |url=https://www.economist.com/britain/2019/03/07/british-muslim-parents-oppose-lgbt-lessons-in-primary-school |url-status=live |access-date=6 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213180948/https://www.economist.com/britain/2019/03/07/british-muslim-parents-oppose-lgbt-lessons-in-primary-school |archive-date=13 February 2020 |issn=0013-0613}}</ref>