As an LGBT Muslim, all I feel right now over Batley and Spen is a crushing, hopeless sense of despair. This hell doesn’t end once the by-election is over and the cameras have gone home.
It’s hard enough being LGBT in this country without also dealing with aggression from within our own community. There are so very few of us out and open in public. This clown parade is ultimately putting the lives of young queer Muslims in danger.
I can’t see any silver linings here, even if Labour hold the seat. The hatred that is being stoked won’t even be visible to most of the country, but Gay Muslims will feel every painful moment of this. I am standing proud & in solidarity with my brothers and sisters today. 🏳️🌈❤️
Go & ask yourself how many British LGBT Muslims you can name. If you’re struggling to remember any, that’s because there are so few of us in the open. The cancer spreading in Birmingham and elsewhere has made it even harder for that to change. This hatred has lasting consequences
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