Here you will find some of the life stories and experiences of members of the Safra Project.
In some instances names have been changed to protect identities.

Personal stories of Muslim lesbian, bisexual and trans women

"Ess"
-I’m a woman in my early thirties. I live with my partner and we’ve been together for nearly six years. I came out to my mother when I was 25ish. It was a really daunting thing to do. It had been on my mind for a quite a while, actually since I had met my partner and knew that we were going to spend our lives together. Read on...

"F"
-I was married for 7 years to a guy and my family totally supported me when I left him. I wasn't aware of my sexuality at the time, though inwardly perhaps i was- merely hiding my feelings. Read on...

Tauqir
-I was born in the mid seventies of middle England. Unemployment had begun to rise. My father and mother were just two of the millions of immigrant workers called away from the Commonwealth, away from their families, by the British so this little island could break their backs in rebuilding this country from the remains of the recent World War. It therefore seemed natural to grow up with a copy of the Qur'an and a copy of Socialist Worker on the dining table. Read on...