My gay sister wants to be Muslim
Hi, my teenage sister (like.. middle school) has been quietly very into the idea of being Muslim. For context, we used to be Mormon until she was like eight or nine. We are white and American. If I say anything in the post that is not respectful, please let me know, and my intention is to be open minded.
She has friends from school who practice Islam, and she has read some fictional books where the main characters are teenaged Muslim girls. I also believe she has been reading the Quran. She watches some YouTube videos about the religion as well.
A year ago she started dressing very modestly and attempting to wear a hijab. Of course, modest dressing is no problem, and her fashion is very fun. One of our other sisters gave her a hard time for wearing the headscarf… and so we wore it in secret at school for a little. She doesn’t wear it anymore.
I know that she likes girls. I am also pretty sure you cannot really act on queerness and be Muslim? I had a friend get totally kicked out of her family for being a lesbian, and I worry that my sister is getting involved with a community that may not accept her for her whole self. Is this accurate? I worry that I am being led by my biases.
My dad went to our local mosque to ask about this situation… the men there thought it was strange and said that if he wanted to come with her, maybe he could, but they didn’t love the idea of her just coming to things on her own. Which yeah. Fair.