Being different is difficult. It means standing up for yourself, your worth and your values. When you don’t feel like you belong in a group because of your sexual orientation, something you were born with, the consequences are devastating. For this post, we’ll use the example of leaving a religious ...
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, compassion and understanding. Other times it ...
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 being on a journey of 13 years of accepting my se ...
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 together in society. Religion is something deepl ...
Now that I’ve embraced myself a bisexual, one of the complexities I’ve been struggling is with is am I part of my religion or not? I still believe there is a higher power out there and that everyone has a soul. I’ve also discovered that are many ways to nourish one’s soul such as organized religion, ...
On my blog, I only write when I’m inspired in the depths of my heart. It’s in these moments the words are channeled through me and I can write with ease. Early this morning, I was feeling conflicted if I fit into my religion or if I was still in the phase of figuring out things for me as a person ...
