Coming Home to Islam and to Self: This guide is aimed at LGBTQ American Muslims who are on the journey toward living fully in their sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and in their faith and its traditions. These pages will offer general, overarching insights and suggestions that draw on a wide variety of Muslim voices. The hope is always to spark new ideas, new dialogue and new courage.
I’m Muslim And I Might Not Be Straight: Created by the Muslim Youth Leadership Council. Questioning your sexuality can be difficult to navigate as a young Muslim. This resource is for young Muslims who want support around their various complicated identities, from religion to sexual orientation and gender identity.
I’m Muslim And My Gender Doesn’t Fit Me: Trying to figure out your gender can be really confusing for young people, especially when you’re Muslim. The goal of this resource is to validate, support and guide young Muslims trying to understand their gender identity, as well as answer the questions you might have about gender, religion, sexual health and sexuality.
Inclusive Islam: Is LGBTQI Halal?: Muslims for Progressive Values (MPV) partnered with Islamic Scholar and Imam Ludovic Zahed to produce and host a workshop tour in June, 2018. The workshop series featured groundbreaking lectures that explored the ways in which the sacred texts of Islam affirm and justify human rights. In it, Imam Ludovic shows the way to an understanding of Islam that affirms all people, challenges the dominant homophobic narrative; and, crucially, is historically, theologically, and spiritually authentic.