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Wednesday, 17 April 2019

Progressive Muslims, Jews and Christians must stand together for LGBT rights | Michael Segalov

Reporting of the Parkfield school protests has focused on the Muslim community, but homophobia is rife in all faith groups

Struggling to come to terms with being gay as a child is by no means an experience unique to those who grow up religious. For as long as being straight remains the dominant sexuality (and, despite the best efforts of the “homosexual agenda”, it looks like that’ll forever be the case), being gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans or queer still means working out what it means to be something other, something different; a journey of self-acceptance we all embark on if we can.

If you happen to be born into one of the Abrahamic religions, however, you are presented with a unique obstacle on that path. You’re not just dealing with friends, family, and a society that continues to be far from accepting, but have the added complication of God – who hasn’t traditionally been understood to be the greatest of queer allies – to contend with too.

Related: The culture war over ‘LGBT lessons’ is based on distortion. Here are the facts | Janeen Hayat

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