Bridging the gap between LGBTQ2+ People of Colour and Heterosexuals
All too often LGBTQ2+ individuals courageously share how they’ve been marginalized and erased in their community spaces (family, workplace, religious communities and ethnic communities) as a way to ignite much needed change. Sometimes it’s met with love, ...
Dear Ismaili religion, Where do I even start. Do I even dare say anything? Maybe it’s better to stay silent. My biggest fear is that if I share this piece of me, how will people perceive me and treat my family because of my personal decision. After bein ...
The MeToo movement taught us many important lessons. One of them is that when a person who has been sexually assaulted shares this personal piece of information with another individual an appropriate response is, “We believe you”. This response is appropr ...
You may of heard that lesbians and bisexuals aren't necessarily aren't bffs and have beef between each other. So what's the fuss all about? Who is getting hurt? Why does it matter and how does it impact the LGBTQ2+ community in moving forward? Watch my be ...
Parent's Perspective: How to Support Your Child's Journey of Becoming ThemselvesMost parents want to see their kids happy, fulfilled and thriving in life. Sometimes that vision gets a bit complex when their child identifies as LGBTQ2+.It’s not that parents don’t want to love and support their kids, but it’s more about not having information customized to the needs of parents of colour, having homosexuality being a taboo topic that doesn’t get spoken about in public in communities of colour resulting in parents not knowing other parents of colour who share the same struggles. Watch this Chai and Chat session where I talked with my dad, Dr. Noorallah Juma who is the author of SalmanSpiritual.com and Professor Emeritus at the University of Alberta, about how his coming out journey once he found out I identified as a bisexual. He’ll got super real about:💛 the fears he faced as a father and how he moved through them💛 outlined the steps he took to become more informed, and 💛 discuss how he supported me and navigated difficult conversations. #LGBTQ #LGBTQ2+ #Lesbian #Gay #Queer #Bisexual #Transgender #TwoSprit #EthnicCommunities #SouthAsian #LoveisLove #UnitedFamilies #IgnitingChange #ChaiandChat #ParentsComingOut #SupportiveRelationships #CourageousConversationswith Hasina Juma
Posted by Hasina Juma - Beautiful Friday on Thursday, November 22, 2018
Most parents want to see their kids happy, fulfilled and thriving in life. Sometimes that vision gets a bit complex when their child identifies as LGBTQ2+. It’s not that parents don’t want to love and support their kids, but it’s more about not having ...
Co-Existence between LGBTQ2+ Community and the Sherwood Park United ChurchPart of the journey in life is learning from others on how we can rise up together in society. Religion is something deeply personal to many people and plays a pivotal role in having a sense of belonging in the world.Reverend Terrie Jackson chat about how the Sherwood Park United Church opened its doors to the LGBTQ2+ community, discuss the successes/challenges they've had so far and what other faith based communities who are not inclusive can learn from Sherwood Park United Church’s model.#Religions #Christians #SherwoodParkUnitedChurch #AffirmingCommunities #LGBTQ2 #LGBTQ #GodLovesEveryone #IgnitingChange #Muslims #Jews #Spirituality #Spiritual #LoveWins #LoveisLove #Lesbian #Gay #Bisexual #Queer #TwoSpirt #TransGender #BiPoC #SouthAsians #Christians #Christianity #god
Posted by Hasina Juma - Beautiful Friday on Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Religion and homosexuality have a complicated past. Most religions have structures, practices that discriminate against LGBTQ2+ individuals who often feel othered and betrayed. Part of the journey in life is learning from others on how we can rise up tog ...
After coming out to my family, I honestly thought I would automatically know which spheres in my life (family, friends, social, ethnic community and religious community) that would feel safe and supportive to me. In my mind, life would now be rainbows and ...
In honour of Pride Month 2018, I created a series of Facebook Lives to raise awareness of bisexual and queer people of colour. This interview features Randy Boissonnault, Special Advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on LGBTQ2 Issues and Member of Parl ...
I woke up on June 9 excited because I knew it’d be a special day. Well more like a momentous and grand occasion. Why? Because I not only got to attend my first Pride March, but also walk in the March along side the folks from my municipal governmen ...