Muslim Pride - I don’t view this as an identity
Download I don’t view this as an identity
Sayeeda Warsi speaks to Yousef, who doesn’t act on his same sex attraction, and rejects it as an identity. In an extraordinarily frank conversation, Yousef explains that he isn’t ashamed of his attractions but that it would be for very difficult for him to be open about them within his community. He discusses celibacy, and what Islam says about same sex attraction. Yousef isn’t his real name, though, and his words are spoken by an actor, because he
hasn’t told anyone close to him about his attractions – not his friends, not his family, and not his wife.
Published on Monday, 7th October 2019.
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