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May 20, 2013
A gay Muslim answers the imams trying to stop equal marriage

Muslim leaders in Britain have claimed introducing gay marriage would undermine traditional families and take away parents’ and teachers’ rights

Gay Star News yesterday (19 May) reported Muslim leaders representing tens of thousands worshippers in the UK have banded together against gay marriage.

In what British right-wing newspaper The Telegraph calls ‘an unprecedented intervention from the British Muslim community,’ over 500 imams have signed a letter to express ‘serious misgivings’ about Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron’s gay marriage bill.

February 6, 2013
Why Muslims should embrace same-sex marriage

Omar Kuddus explains his belief that his religion should welcome the love gay and lesbian couples share with each other and allow them to have nikahs, traditional marriage contracts

Marriage is not about me, me, me but a bond between two people who are in love and want to show the world their commitment to each other.

This is a something the opponents of gay marriage – religious or otherwise – do not seem to grasp. It’s why gay marriage is important and necessary, so we can be equal to our heterosexual friends and companions.

December 21, 2012
Malaysian MP warns Muslims not to be gay

The establishment of an LGBT friendly mosque in France has been condemned by authorities in Malaysia

One of Malaysia’s top politicians has warned Muslims to be wary about the spread of homosexuality following the establishment of an LGBT friendly mosque in France.

Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Mashitah Ibrahim said homosexuality was a major transgression in Islam and what was being practiced in Europe should not be emulated in Malaysia.

September 26, 2012
Soap star Gary Lucy admits he had ‘sleepless night’ before gay kiss

Straight actor says he cannot wait to play another gay character after his first time on EastEnders

Straight soap star Gary Lucy has revealed his first on-screen gay kiss gave him a sleepless night before the shoot.

Starring in long-running BBC soap EastEnders as city banker character Danny Pennant, Lucy will be seen getting cozy with co-star Marc Ellot, who plays gay Muslim character Syed Masood.

In an interview with The Sun, Lucy said: ‘It was the first time I’d kissed a guy, so it was different.

September 5, 2012
Mr Gay Denmark – Muslim and proud

Michael Sinan, a 34 year-old handsome man, who won the title of Mr Gay Denmark, defines himself as modern Muslim and sees no contradiction between his sexuality and faith

Michael Sinan who recently won the Mr Gay Denmark competition sees no contradiction between being gay and Muslim.

He’s not only a 34 year-old handsome man, but boasts a master degree in Turkish studies and has mission to help gay who are Muslims be more reconciled with their faith.