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At around the same time I properly and very bluntly came out to my father - the end of a rather long journey in me accepting that I was a gay woman. Soon after, I popped down to the LGBT inclusive Christian church at the bottom of my road, in a bid to be able to reconcile faith in god with my sexuality.
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It was welcoming, but it did not feel like my spiritual home. I wore the hijab, prayed five times a day, did voluntary fasts, only ate halal, didn't drink, stopped listening to music, stopped watching films, and would only read Islamic texts or books written by Islamic scholars.
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I found peace in Islam and prayer, but that peace started to shatter as my attraction to a Muslim sister I attended Jummuah prayer with started to increase. This wasn't the first time I had been attracted to a woman, but it was the first time I understood what my feelings meant.
I buried that part of me, and met with a Muslim brother from my mosque to discuss marriage. Alhamdulillah that marriage did not take place as it would have been wretched for me and any children that eventuated.
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I walked away from Islam. I moved out of home. I met a woman who I was absolutely in love with. I had my first intimate experience with another woman the former was unrequited. The day after I felt horrid, dirty, wrong and ashamed.
I stopped calling myself Muslim. For the next decade and a bit, I would have relationships with women, self-sabotage them and then go back to dating men.
Whilst I accepted and embraced seeing others in same-sex partnerships and unions, I couldn't embrace me being in one. A current close friend of mine commented that it was uncomfortable to watch. I have a lot of regrets, the women I walked away from that could have made me so happy, the relationships I had with men that made me feel broken and disconnected inside not their fault , the impact the above had on my mental health and all those lost years not being who I truly was.
With all those regrets riding heavy on my shoulder, I attended Stonewalls' Diaspora Showcase last year. I am utterly ashamed to say when I walked into the room, I automatically assumed that the person wearing Hijab and Abayah was an ally, not LGBT themselves.
Where am I now?
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After 20 years of struggling with my sexuality I have embraced being a gay woman. Hidayah has helped me reconcile my sexuality with my renewed belief and has shown me there is more than one way to be Muslim. The following two maps provide a visual and quantitative representation of anti-Muslim activities at the state and local level. Then click on the category you would like to view.
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By toggling between the two maps you will see a visual representation of the scope and scale of incidents by state as well as how many incidents are happening by state. In Depth. Overview Across the United States, mosques are vandalized, local government officials denounce Islam, and state legislatures debate anti-Muslim laws. Mapping Incidents by State. Contents Frequently Asked Questions Read the overview, key findings, and methodology of this project.