https://www.clarionproject.org/analysis/57-muslim-states-block-lgbt-groups-aids-conference
In Iran, gay people are routinely hanged from cranes. (Photo: © Reuters)
Groups advocating for gay and transgender rights have been banned from an upcoming meeting at the UN following the intervention of acoalition of Muslim states.
The conference will take place from June 8 to June 10 and aims to end the international AIDs epidemic by 2030.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation, a coalition of 57 Muslim countries, requested the ban in a letter submitted by Egypt. The UN then banned 11 groups which struggle for LGBT rights including African Men for Sexual Health and Rights, Ishtar Men Who Have Sex With Men, Eurasian Coalition on Male Health, the Asia Pacific Transgender Network and other groups from Guyana, Jamaica, Peru and Ukraine from attending the conference.
Although no reason for the ban was given, it is widely accepted that the organizations were banned because of their work on LGBT rights.
Some of the prominent countries in the OIC have laws in placebanning homosexuality, most notably Saudi Arabia and Iran, where homosexuality can carry the death penalty. In other places such as Pakistan, it can carry a fine or imprisonment.
It is important to note that Pakistan’s law outlawing homosexualitywas originally written by the British colonial administrator Lord Macaulay in 1860. No politician has thought to change this law since.
Officials from the United States, the EU and Canada have written to the president of the UN General Assembly to criticize the ban.
“The movement to block the participation of NGOs on spurious or hidden grounds is becoming epidemic and severely damages the credibility of the UN,” U.S. Ambassador to the UN Samantha Powersaid in a letter.
“Given that transgender people are 49 times more likely to be living with HIV than the general population, their exclusion from the high-level meeting will only impede global progress in combating the HIV/Aids pandemic,” the lteter continued.
This move at the UN seems to be part and parcel of moves to restrict the rights of LGBT people domestically by countries in the OIC. Yet, religious objections to homosexuality cannot be allowed to impede efforts to tackle a public health crisis of the magnitude of AIDs.
By contrast, the first Muslim mayor of a major western city, newly-elected mayor if London Sadiq Khan, flew the gay pride flag from city hall in London on Tuesday to mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia.
Categories: Iran, The Muslim Times
I admire and I support Sadiq Khan’s faith in Islam. He is really true Muslim, he is a liberal Muslim, but those who insult Gay is wrong’ faith. They are extremist Muslim.
Prophet Muhammad saw) said that he protected the right of minority. Quran 4;75. There is no compulsion in Islam. Islamic teaching is as a reminder only.
So those who unjust and insults Gay are unislamic act.
I believe that Muslim Ahmadiyah also do not support the right of Gay.( if I am wrong please correct me ) .
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Definition of liberal Muslim;
It is very sample. Those who obey Human Right is a liberal Muslim..
Human Right is the core of Islamic teaching.
1. Treat all people with Justice for all people regardless his religion, belief, race and gender. QS 5;8.
2. Liberty with freedom of religion, speech and expression.
3. Democratic Secular of system.
So those who reject the Right of Gay, Muslim Ahmadiyya, atheist etc are against Islamic teaching.
Prophet Muhammad(saw) has promoted Human Right.( Quran 4;75)
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THE GAY/ LESBIAN AGENDA FREQUENTLY POSES AS A TRANSGENDERED AGENDA (and… the Gay/ Lesbian Agenda, and the Transgendered Agenda, not to be confused with the “Gay/ Lesbian Transexual Agenda”, the “Gay/ Lesbian Transexual Gender Re-assignment Surgery Agenda”, and the “Transvestite Agenda”!… which are other matters, altogether!)!
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ALL GAYS/ LESBIANS WERE NOT SIMPLY “BORN THAT WAY”!… AND!… JUST AS ALL TRANSEXUALS WERE NOT “BORN THAT WAY”!
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Such thinking, would suggest that there’s no such thing as “FREE WILL”/ “CHOICE” when it comes to sexual orientation (the TRULY TRANSGENDERED, being the exception to this!)! And again!… not to be confused with those who are transexual!… or!… transexuals who have “CHOSEN” “Gender Re-assignment Surgery (AND!… DESPITE EVIDENCE OF ANY PROVEN BIOLOGICAL/ GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO BEING “BORN THAT WAY”!… AND POSSESSING A TRULY “TRANSGENDERED BIO-SEXUAL ORIENTATION”!)”!
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THE RATIONALE FOR “TRANSGENDERED GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT SURGERY” IS NOT SYNONYMOUS!… AND IS NOT TO BE MADE SYNONYMOUS!… WITH “GAY/ LESBIAN TRANSEXUAL GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT SURGERY”!
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For!… it’s one thing for a six year old boy to want to cut off his genitals due to an overwhelming biological (hormonal) tendency to femininity!… but!… it’s quite another issue, to do so, based on a series of “familially-based, peer-based, or socially-based behavioral influences (and!… on many occasions!… due to incidents of ‘incest-based, peer-based, or stranger-based SEXUAL ABUSE’!– whether as children, and/ or, as adults!)”!
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So… the question, is:… “Are you ‘coming out’ to reveal your gay/ lesbian ‘CHOICE’ OF ORIENTATION (i.e., a ‘CHOICE’ based on whatever ‘NURTURE-BASED/ non-biological’ circumstances may have led you to your resolve!)!… or!… are you anxious to end the REAL MENTAL/ EMOTIONAL PAIN of hiding a TRULY ‘BIOLOGICALLY-BASED CONDITION’ THAT YOU HAVE HAD– HAVE!– NO CONTROL OVER (AND WHICH MAY HAVE LED YOU– IS LEADING YOU!– TO THE POINT OF SELF-HARM!… OR!– WORSE!… SUICIDE!)?”
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If it’s the former… fine!… THAT’S YOUR “CHOICE”!… BUT (and… if it was your “FREE CHOICE”!), DON’T THEN, HAVE YOURSELF– AND/ OR US!– BELIEVE, THAT YOUR DECISION TO COME FORWARD WAS BASED ON SOME BIOLOGICAL/ GENETIC PRECONDITION THAT “PREEMPTED” YOUR “TRUE DECISIONMAKING (I.E., THAT YOU WERE ‘BORN THAT WAY’!… OR HAD NO ‘FREE CHOICE’ IN THE MATTER!)”! AND!… IF YOUR “WOULD-BE CHOICE” WAS “PREEMPTED” BY WAY OF SOMEONE ELSE’S MANIPULATION OF YOUR “FREE WILL (E.G., BY WAY OF AN ABUSER!)”!… AND, YOU’VE SUFFERED– AND/ OR ARE SUFFERING!– MENTAL/ EMOTIONAL PAIN AS A RESULT OF SOMEONE ELSE’S PAST– AND/ OR PRESENT!– MANIPULATION OF YOUR OTHERWISE “FREE WILL”!… THAT MANIPULATION DOES NOT EQUATE TO BEING “BORN THAT WAY”! AND, TO HAVE BEEN ABUSED, AND TO THEN CAPITULATE TO THE ABUSE AND ONE’S ABUSER, OR ABUSERS, IS TO NEGATE RESPECT FOR ONE’S SELF, AND TO GRANT FREEDOM TO AN ABUSER, OR ABUSERS TO ABUSE OTHERS! AND SO!… AND AS SUCH!… YOU MUST BEGIN TO SORT OUT– HONESTLY!– WHAT HAS HAPPENED (AND/ OR IS HAPPENING!) TO YOU!… AND TO SEEK TO EITHER ACCEPT A TRULY “TRANSGENDERED STATE”!… OR!… SEEK TO ESTABLISH WHETHER YOUR “WILL” IN YOUR SEXUAL ORIENTATION, WAS “PREEMPTED”– AND/ OR IS BEING “PREEMPTED”!– BY ANOTHER, OR OTHERS!… OR NOT!
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As for the Muslim State’s which have denied free expression to sundry groups purporting to represent the LGBT Community!… if the LGBT Community itself consistently fails to excommunicate THEIR CONFUSION as to what constitutes the TRUE TRANSGENDER Community, it is unlikely that cultures which are worlds away from LGBT concerns, are… at least, anytime soon!… going to be able to entertain what the LGBT Community itself, has stubbornly refused acknowledge– let alone, address!
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