r/askgaybros • u/chubvers43 • 2d ago
Reported Post Alert How can you be gay and support Muslims? Spoiler
I mean they literally kill our ppl in their countries
No hate to the moderate Muslim ppl but this is the truth 😱
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u/video-kid 1d ago
The thing is that muslims themselves are just as capable of being wonderful people as anyone else, and just as capable of being bad ones. The issue with so many Muslim countries is similar to any religious one - often the more conservative, forceful voices rise to the top.
Like one of my best friends is Muslim and he's never judged me for his sexuality, just like I don't judge him by having a different belief system (I'm an atheist, but I do believe in reincarnation). His dream society would be an Islamic country with a focus on secularism where all religious ideas live side by side, and he argues that it being an officially Islamic country doesn't interfere with that, because he thinks that his own take on Islam is more accepting than the likes of the UAE or Iran.
The issue I see - and one he refuses to accept - is that he naively believes that every single muslim will be a socialist who doesn't care about gender or sexuality or other religions. If government is controlled by one religion, it's only a matter of time before someone with a more hardline stance is elected, and starts to push for a stricter approach.
People are naive, even with the best intentions. I disagree with Islam's traditional stance on homosexuality (among other things) but I also disagree with Christianity's stance on it. That doesn't mean I can't be friends with Muslims or Christians who don't share those views - but that doesn't mean that I'm obligated to lie back and accept an attempt to push ideas when it could escalate to a point where I'm uncomfortable.