islam Archives

feelings atrium

gun violence

Reaching Out for My Queer Muslim Community to Hold Me After Christchurch

In times like these, when people don’t understand us and decide that this means we shouldn’t live at all, we need to connect with the people that do understand, even…

Creatrix Tiara —

Mar 16, 2019

autostraddle lesbian stereotypes survey

Autostraddle Reader Data

culture

Queer Women Very Much Not Fans of Christianity

The data from our Lesbian Stereotypes Survey shows LGBTQ women and non-binary people have fled Christianity in droves — we actually have more Pagans than Catholics.

Riese —

Sep 27, 2018

islam

queer visibility

holigays

Celebrating Queer Muslim Joy with #PrEIDe

As millions of people lined busy streets in gayborhoods across the world for Pride weekend, 1.7 billion people began celebrating Eid al-Fitr — where after a long hot month of…

Mahdia Lynn —

Jun 29, 2017

islam

Lists/Top 10s

holigays

8 Ways for Non-Muslims to Support LGBTQ Muslims this Ramadan

We’re here, we’re queer, and you should start acting like it.

Mahdia Lynn —

Jun 8, 2017

everyone is gay

islam

An animated rendering of two women wearing head scarves leaning contentedly against each other on a hilltop. It is nighttime and there is a crescent moon in the sky. The phrase Longest Days, Sacred Nights is written in the bottom of the frame.

politics + activism

Longest Days, Sacred Nights Celebrates LGBTQIA+ Muslim Youth, and So Can You!

It’s Pride month, it’s Ramadan, and it’s time to support queer and trans Muslims. Masjid al-Rabia and Everyone is Gay are here to help!

Carrie —

Jun 2, 2017

donald trump

donald trump is not my president

geekery

An Action Guide for Supporting the #NoBan Cause

What you can do to help rescind the Muslim Ban right now.

A.E. Osworth —

Jan 30, 2017

Daily Fix

education

politics + activism

Daily Fix: Ahmed Mohamed Will Get to Take His Clock to the White House and More News

Ahmed Mohamed thanks his supporters, the killer of trans woman Janette Tovar is only getting probation, new studies galore, and much more news.

Rachel —

Sep 17, 2015

bisexuality

islam

love + sex

You Need Help: Attraction to Women and Feeling Like A “Bad Muslim”

“Remember that everyone around you, Muslim and non-Muslim alike, is grappling with a lot of the same things that you are right now: about what they want “family” to look…

Fikri —

Nov 7, 2014

comics/graphic novels

Drawn to Comics

geekery

Check Out the First Three Issues of Ms. Marvel Right Now!

If you only read one mainstream comic starring a young Muslim Woman of Color, make sure it’s “Ms. Marvel!”

Mey —

May 13, 2014

islam

people of color

comedy

VIDEO: Iranian-American Actress Ate Shawarma Last Week, Is Possibly A Terrorist

“Have we ever been on a plane, train or bridge while saying or thinking the word Muhammad?”

Fikri —

Jan 27, 2014

Daily Fix

islam

geekery

Three Cheers For Women of Color In Comics! But Can We Please See More Of Them On Screen?

Marvel and DC Comics added some much needed diversity by debuting a teenage Muslim girl from New Jersey as Ms. Marvel and a new First Nations superhero. But where are…

Mey —

Nov 7, 2013

islam

religion

lgbt history

A Muslim RuPaul At The Dawn Of Islam: Tuwais and the Mukhannathun

The mukhannathun are an inspiration for queer Mulims, and queer non-Muslims alike. They’ve certainly inspired me.

Maryam —

Oct 25, 2013