Homosexuality and Gay Love in Islamic History

Building upon our exploration of gender in Islamic history we dive into the topic of gender bending and how it can help us see gender as socially constructed, historically contingent, and contextual. We explore multiple figures throughout Islamic history from the ghulamiyya to th ...  Show more

Continuing our exploration of gender and sexuality in Islamic history we turn to the figure of the mukhannathun, a third gender category in early Islam. We trace ideas of gender as a fluid spectrum through the lives of these individuals examining their existence in the life of Mu ...  Show more

This episode is a discussion with Imam Dawud Walid on the current challenges facing imams, chaplains and community leaders given the current global pro-LGBT socio-political climate, and how we, as Muslim communities, can help our imams and community leaders navigate these chal ...

Modern Western societies advocate for sexual promiscuity under the guise of freedom and proclaim "love is love." In today's Tafsir, we will discuss the proper place of sexual pleasure and explore Islam's stance on lesbian relations between women. Sit back and listen. 

We explore the interplay of faith, spirituality and LGBTQ+ identity in this special episode for Pride Month 2022. We hear three fascinating cross-cultural and religious conversations between people who are also LGBTQ+. Furgie was raised a Muslim as a child in Pakistan. He speaks ...  Show more

Within one generation, LGBT ideas and behaviors have gone from being taboo to mainstream. The questions we need to ask are:How did we get here and why should we care?How can we build a conceptual framework on gender, sex, and morality based on Islamic sources?Read the full paper. ...  Show more