Rainer Maria

Skins UK

can’t wait until white liberals/leftists stop making anti theist jokes and shitty takes and realise that there are plenty of queer muslims/jews/Christians that would much rather you lot actually listened to us and helped us rather than make dumb jokes about s*t*n when we talk about our problems/trauma. Allah isn’t homophobic/transphobic/racist/sexist if only you idiots actually listened to us maybe you would gain some appreciation for Abrahamic religions.

PSA: As a queer Muslim, can I just say that we need to address both homophobia within the Muslim community AND Islamophobia within the LGBTQ+ community?

Because it sucks being viewed as a sinner and a disgrace by most of my family and many other members of my faith, but it also sucks to hear my fellow queer folks attacking Islam as a whole, when in truth, the religion preaches peace and tolerance.

If you're a cisgender, heterosexual Muslim, please remember that there are queer Muslims who are trying their best to serve Allah, just like you, and that we are not inherently any more dirty or shameful than anyone else.

If you're a non-Muslim member of the LGBTQ+ community, please remember that there are queer Muslims, and there are Muslims who are allies, and it hurts to see our religion painted as evil.

i received some hateful words on Instagram from a fellow Muslim. the usual "oh you're not fasting for Ramadan? Don't be Muslim then." and also the usual "queer Muslims don't exist." I try not to let these things bother me. I ended up blocking this person because I really don't need that energy in my life. It just got me thinking.

I'll never be the "ideal" Muslim. Never. I'll never be able to pray 5 times a day. I'll never be able to fast for Ramadan (not because I don't want to. I do want to. I have health issues that prevent me from doing so.) I'll never be seen as valid because I'm queer. I'll never be able to give up certain spiritual practices i had in the past. I'll never be accepted by the general Muslim community.

And as much as I want to ignore all the people saying I can't be Muslim because of so and so, it makes me wonder if they're right. I'm trying my best.

Ngl seeing Spencer's subconscious calling himself an Addict when in Elephant Memory's intro with the NA reunion thing he goes full "My name is Spencer and...I.... I am not really sure of what I am" goes kinda hard tbh.