Spencer Melanson

25 year old human who happens to be gender fluid and is making this blog their diary.

[alwaysdifferentchaos]

“He created the heavens and earth in truth and formed you and perfected your forms; and to Him is the [final] destination” [Quran 64:3]

[alwaysdifferentchaos]

Feeling confident 😌 ✨️

[autisticdreamdrop]

understimulated & overstimulated

a communication card for our system

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[agoraphobia-anxiety]

[queer-muslim-culture-is]

Non-cis hijabi muslim culture is others expecting you to stop wearing hijab because you're Genderqueer

[hijabi-frog]

queer revert muslim culture is never being taken seriously when you defend yourself because you’re a revert and you’re “invading Islam and changing it on purpose”

[oneclickangel]

i just think it's funny (not really) how my local muslim community can comprehend the fact that His Angels are genderless/nonbinary but not people?? 😭 this is literally proof genderless/nonbinary beings exist

[blackqueernotables]

dr. amina wadud: the first woman to lead British Muslims in mixed congregational prayers and deliver the Friday sermon; Professor Emeritus of Islamic Studies, Visiting Scholar, Starr King School for the Ministry; notable Islamic feminist.

[queerbatting]

shoutout to nonbinary/agender/otherwise gender nonconforming people who choose to wear cultural clothing typically associated with a certain gender!

jews who wear kippot, muslims who wear hijabs and burqas and niqābs and jilbābs and kimars, sihks who wear turbans, just to name a few!

whether you're wearing these because you have a connection to the gender associated with the article of clothing, or if you wear them because you want to challenge gender roles, or if youre just used to wearing them and don't think your gender should stop you from continuing, or any other reason, i think you all rule!!! im actually a nonbinary jew who wears kippot :] rock on!

and to those who are forced to wear these things, i hope one day you all are in a place where you can have the freedom of choice

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Happy pride month to all my queer muslims 🥰🥰💕🏳️‍🌈

[adventuresoutsidethegenderbinar]

LGBTQ+ Muslims are queer and Muslim.

Many Muslims will tell them that who they are is wrong.

Many LGBTQ+ people will tell them that their faith is wrong.

But they do not have to choose between who they are and their faith.

I'm sending love to all my fellow queer Muslims because I'm feeling lost today. Please know that you are not alone and that you are free to embrace every part of yourself.

[muslimbutch]

can’t wait until white liberals/leftists stop making anti theist jokes and shitty takes and realise that there are plenty of queer muslims/jews/Christians that would much rather you lot actually listened to us and helped us rather than make dumb jokes about s*t*n when we talk about our problems/trauma. Allah isn’t homophobic/transphobic/racist/sexist if only you idiots actually listened to us maybe you would gain some appreciation for Abrahamic religions.

[aroace-omnist]

Transgender and Muslim solidarity. We face the same threats, and the overlap in our communities cannot be neglected.

[mlm-revert]

i received some hateful words on Instagram from a fellow Muslim. the usual "oh you're not fasting for Ramadan? Don't be Muslim then." and also the usual "queer Muslims don't exist." I try not to let these things bother me. I ended up blocking this person because I really don't need that energy in my life. It just got me thinking.

I'll never be the "ideal" Muslim. Never. I'll never be able to pray 5 times a day. I'll never be able to fast for Ramadan (not because I don't want to. I do want to. I have health issues that prevent me from doing so.) I'll never be seen as valid because I'm queer. I'll never be able to give up certain spiritual practices i had in the past. I'll never be accepted by the general Muslim community.

And as much as I want to ignore all the people saying I can't be Muslim because of so and so, it makes me wonder if they're right. I'm trying my best.

[soft-sapphic-love]

Queer Muslims deserve so much more recognition and adoration than they get. I hope you all know how absolutely worthy and important you are to the queer community!

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PSA: As a queer Muslim, can I just say that we need to address both homophobia within the Muslim community AND Islamophobia within the LGBTQ+ community?

Because it sucks being viewed as a sinner and a disgrace by most of my family and many other members of my faith, but it also sucks to hear my fellow queer folks attacking Islam as a whole, when in truth, the religion preaches peace and tolerance.

If you're a cisgender, heterosexual Muslim, please remember that there are queer Muslims who are trying their best to serve Allah, just like you, and that we are not inherently any more dirty or shameful than anyone else.

If you're a non-Muslim member of the LGBTQ+ community, please remember that there are queer Muslims, and there are Muslims who are allies, and it hurts to see our religion painted as evil.