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# Tatchell to distribute LGBT+ leaflets at Regents Park mosque today
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/lgbt-leafletting-at-regents-park-mosque-this-friday/
- Published: 2018-09-20T09:48:09.000Z
- Updated: 2018-09-20T22:46:33.000Z
- Description: This Friday, September 21, the Peter Tatchell Foundation and LGBT Muslims will continue their campaign: LGBT-Muslim Solidarity – Fight all hate by taking their message to one of the largest mosques in Britain – handing out leaflets and talking to worshippers.
- Author: Besi

## Challenge Muslim homophobia – support LGBT+ Muslims.

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**Today Friday, September 21,** the Peter Tatchell Foundation and LGBT+ Muslims will continue their campaign: **LGBT+-Muslim Solidarity – Fight all hate** by taking their message to one of the largest mosques in Britain – handing out leaflets and talking to worshippers.

**Peter Tatchell, said:**   *“Our message to mosque worshippers is that the Qur’an does not explicitly condemn homosexuality and stipulates no punishments. There is no basis in the Qur’an for the persecution of LGBT+ Muslims. Homophobic Muslims are misinterpreting the Qur’an,”*

*“The Qur’an states that is it the full and final word of Allah and that it requires no addition or interpretation. The anti-LGBT Hadiths and Sharia law are man-made interpretations which have no basis in the Qur’an. A true Muslim follows the Qur’an alone. We appeal to all Muslims to reject homophobia and to embrace LGBT+ Muslims as a valid and valued part of the Muslim community.”*

**He continued:** “This solidarity campaign urges the LGBT and Muslim communities to stand together against prejudice, challenges Muslim homophobia and defends LGBT Muslims against the far right and Islamist extremists.”

**Muhammad, a gay Muslim said:** *“Nowhere in the Qur’an does it say you should punish a gay Muslim. Too many Muslims misunderstand the story of Lut (Lot). It condemns male rape but not loving consenting same-sex relationships. This misunderstanding leads to so much suffering for LGBT+ Muslims, such as rejection by families and mosques, depression, suicide and even so-called honour killings.”*

**Ejel, another gay Muslim added:** *“It is imperative that our LGBT Muslim voices are heard and that we engage with the mainstream Muslim community. I’ve spoken in some mosques on LGBT+ issues but many mosques still don’t acknowledge and support their LGBT+ worshippers. That needs to change.”*

**Tehmina, a Muslim human rights activist, pointed out:** *“The dominant interpretations of Islam run counter to LGBT equality and contemporary human rights standards….(however) the academic work of Scott Siraj ul-Haq Kugle on Islam and homosexuality, and the new online theological resource set up by Daaiyee Abdullah, showcases that LGBT-affirming interpretations of Islam are possible.”*

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**Event:** Peter Tatchell and LGBT+ Muslims will hand out leaflets

**Where:** Outside Central London (Regents Park) Mosque, 146 Park Rd, Marylebone, London. Meet by the corner of Park Road and Hanover Gate and then proceeding to the adjacent mosque. [MAP LINK](http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001F6v7VIfsyMTyykQZQ8AmbwlTzgGpu1s9V9a%5FIV9EMVS4%5Fethj57WEiUT5A9rgcfeEKi5aYMrSsu9Hk2BpCUQKO0xELseGjiB1M3AVAgotiUib0EFnVm1-wrGuFw%5FDurOHRYDJpDObSVj9EUfU0Ka-3engxisSR7iEfuRXe04xbFJ3%5FQMPxXzX%5FfZ302Vml0ZrEr7GizO2X7IO%5FOTcbZCz--2apMNkciu91uqXKKuu1R0ndvovz94GNd6xcxXAPbNPsevG8wwMSBdMncLKPZbz0PTqK4RQUjLWh5%5FAF-qzor%5FLYO16sBf%5FXET-iMkxaqSzEdzp9GS7mKi1oNzupdDwljBpmk50YxJuEeZum6RYnIjIStvK49736gEXR2OUoEj907fmpy1SaDWiNUXKJ3NW6K6RneZGANfMI9Yv75CXVs=&c=1QsDMXGZzlJX%5FM6yXMRmoNOq6xz1G3I5XhEpjRjKOxGy85yu9IP30Q==&ch=vO6MwG7%5Fi2xdUX39Jp8e0l4GiybBXfPvvMk4I-TGIixsc69bEHvctQ==&ref=scenemag.co.uk)

**When:** Friday, September 21, 2018

**Time:** 12.15pm