Do any of u feel a sort of kinship with queer people?
For context I’m not Muslim. I’m a queer person living in Melbourne.
I’ve often found myself feeling a kinship with the Muslim community in a weird way. In my experience queer ppl generally feel the same as I do towards Muslim folk.
Being trans, I know that most Muslim people probably wouldn’t approve of me. And I, for obvious reasons, don’t subscribe to a faith.
But at the same time. I see the way our communities are spoken about in mainstream media, and how we’re demonised generally by the broader public. While literally just existing normal lives. And, I can’t help but feel there’s a bit of shared struggle in that aspect.
Having to constantly prove we’re “one of the good ones”, take on the position of educator, or represent the ENTIRE community. Just by virtue of existing.
But yeah, I was wondering if that’s a sentiment that goes both ways. If Australian Muslims ever feel this sentiment in reverse?