Sexuality, Gender and Islam
This area of the website discusses the culture, theology and traditions relationg
to Islam, gender, sexuality and how these labels can affect each
other in people's lives.
The research conducted
on Islam, gender & sexuality was
conducted by two Shariah lawyers for the Safra Project. Discussions,
interviews, opinions and additional information was gathered from
a number of Islamic texts and theologians. A list of texts used for
this research can be found in the link Bibliography.
It particularly looks at a
number of questions including the most common one we get asked about
at Safra Project, are loving
same-sex relationships allowed in Islam!
The section on Trans & Intersex evidences the long history of non-conforming gender identities that
exist in Islamic cultures. It also provides resources and references on these subjects.
