For many LGBT Muslims, coming out of the closet to their families and religious communities can be a fraught decision. One Muslim leader says she receives calls regularly from young gay and lesbian Muslims who are afraid to reveal their sexual identity.
In the United States, you could count the number of mosques like Masjid al-Rabia on two hands. It's a small community built on"five pillars of inclusivity," including pledges to be"women-centered," anti-racist LGBTQ-affirming and welcoming to a variety of Islamic traditions.
Mahdia Lynn, a transgender woman, helped found the mosque in Chicago in 2016. For several years, Lynn attended a mosque in a small conservative Muslim community in Oklahoma, where people believed she was a straight, cisgender woman."There was always the risk of being outed," said Lynn, a Shiite Muslim."But at the time, I just wanted to focus on my faith."Mahdia Lynn at Masjid al-Rabia, a mosque that welcomes Muslims of different sects, races, genders and sexual identities.
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