{"name":"LGBT","slug":"lgbt","description":"Is being gay a sin in Islam? Answers to common questions about what the Qur’an says about homosexuality, same-sex attraction and identity, gender and transition, how Muslims should treat LGBT people, and where a Muslim struggling with same-sex attraction can find help.","summary":"Islam separates what a person feels from what a person does. Same-sex attraction is not a sin, sexual intimacy is lawful only within marriage between a man and a woman, and every person is owed dignity as a creation of God. Below are clear, sourced answers to common questions about what the Qur’an says about homosexuality, attraction and identity, gender and transition, how Muslims should treat LGBT people, and where a Muslim struggling with same-sex attraction can find help.","quick_facts":[{"text":"A person is not held accountable for feelings they did not choose, and experiencing attraction to the same sex is not itself a sin. What the Qur’an and the Sunnah prohibit are actions, namely same-sex sexual acts, along with the deliberate steps that lead to them.","source":"https://yaqeeninstitute.org/what-islam-says-about/lgbt#is-being-gay-a-sin-in-islam"},{"text":"The Qur’an addresses same-sex acts most directly through the story of the people of Lot (as), mentioned in more than seventy-five verses across at least nine chapters. The condemnation falls on the act itself, not on a modern notion of orientation, and scholars across every school of law have read these passages the same way for centuries.","source":"https://yaqeeninstitute.org/what-islam-says-about/lgbt#what-does-the-qur-an-say-about-homosexuality"},{"text":"God created humanity as two sexes, male and female, and the Qur’an states plainly that He created the two mates, the male and the female (Qur’an 53:45). What counts as masculine or feminine in dress and manner has varied across cultures and eras, but the two-sex creation itself is not open to revision.","source":"https://yaqeeninstitute.org/what-islam-says-about/lgbt#are-there-more-than-two-genders-in-islam"},{"text":"With honesty and compassion held together, rather than traded off. Disagreeing with a behavior that revelation prohibits is not the same as rejecting a human being, and every person is owed their due rights and dignity as a creation of God. At the same time, compassion does not mean affirming what God has prohibited.","source":"https://yaqeeninstitute.org/what-islam-says-about/lgbt#how-should-muslims-treat-someone-who-is-gay"},{"text":"Support exists, and reaching for it is a sign of strength rather than weakness. Specialized resources have developed within the Muslim community for those navigating same-sex attraction or gender dysphoria, this is a test like other believers carry, and the door of repentance stays open for anyone who slips.","source":"https://yaqeeninstitute.org/what-islam-says-about/lgbt#where-can-a-muslim-struggling-with-same-sex-attraction-find-help"}],"url":"https://yaqeeninstitute.org/what-islam-says-about/lgbt","mdUrl":"https://yaqeeninstitute.org/what-islam-says-about/lgbt.md","section_count":20,"sections":[{"question":"What does the Qur’an say about homosexuality?","url":"https://yaqeeninstitute.org/what-islam-says-about/lgbt#what-does-the-qur-an-say-about-homosexuality"},{"question":"Is being gay a sin in Islam?","url":"https://yaqeeninstitute.org/what-islam-says-about/lgbt#is-being-gay-a-sin-in-islam"},{"question":"Does Allah hate someone for being attracted to the same sex?","url":"https://yaqeeninstitute.org/what-islam-says-about/lgbt#does-allah-hate-someone-for-being-attracted-to-the-same-sex"},{"question":"Can you be Muslim and gay?","url":"https://yaqeeninstitute.org/what-islam-says-about/lgbt#can-you-be-muslim-and-gay"},{"question":"Why is homosexuality haram?","url":"https://yaqeeninstitute.org/what-islam-says-about/lgbt#why-is-homosexuality-haram"},{"question":"Is same-sex marriage allowed in Islam?","url":"https://yaqeeninstitute.org/what-islam-says-about/lgbt#is-same-sex-marriage-allowed-in-islam"},{"question":"What is the story of the people of Lot in the Qur’an?","url":"https://yaqeeninstitute.org/what-islam-says-about/lgbt#what-is-the-story-of-the-people-of-lot-in-the-qur-an"},{"question":"Do some scholars say the Qur’an doesn’t condemn homosexuality?","url":"https://yaqeeninstitute.org/what-islam-says-about/lgbt#do-some-scholars-say-the-qur-an-doesn-t-condemn-homosexuality"},{"question":"Are there more than two genders in Islam?","url":"https://yaqeeninstitute.org/what-islam-says-about/lgbt#are-there-more-than-two-genders-in-islam"},{"question":"Is being transgender a sin in Islam?","url":"https://yaqeeninstitute.org/what-islam-says-about/lgbt#is-being-transgender-a-sin-in-islam"},{"question":"Is gender transition surgery allowed in Islam?","url":"https://yaqeeninstitute.org/what-islam-says-about/lgbt#is-gender-transition-surgery-allowed-in-islam"},{"question":"Is it a sin for a man to be naturally effeminate in Islam?","url":"https://yaqeeninstitute.org/what-islam-says-about/lgbt#is-it-a-sin-for-a-man-to-be-naturally-effeminate-in-islam"},{"question":"How should Muslim parents handle LGBT topics in schools?","url":"https://yaqeeninstitute.org/what-islam-says-about/lgbt#how-should-muslim-parents-handle-lgbt-topics-in-schools"},{"question":"How should Muslims treat someone who is gay?","url":"https://yaqeeninstitute.org/what-islam-says-about/lgbt#how-should-muslims-treat-someone-who-is-gay"},{"question":"Do Muslims have to treat LGBT people with respect?","url":"https://yaqeeninstitute.org/what-islam-says-about/lgbt#do-muslims-have-to-treat-lgbt-people-with-respect"},{"question":"Why do Muslims say sexuality isn’t an identity?","url":"https://yaqeeninstitute.org/what-islam-says-about/lgbt#why-do-muslims-say-sexuality-isn-t-an-identity"},{"question":"Should Muslims support LGBT rights?","url":"https://yaqeeninstitute.org/what-islam-says-about/lgbt#should-muslims-support-lgbt-rights"},{"question":"Are people born gay, and can attraction change?","url":"https://yaqeeninstitute.org/what-islam-says-about/lgbt#are-people-born-gay-and-can-attraction-change"},{"question":"Where can a Muslim struggling with same-sex attraction find help?","url":"https://yaqeeninstitute.org/what-islam-says-about/lgbt#where-can-a-muslim-struggling-with-same-sex-attraction-find-help"},{"question":"Is homosexuality the worst sin in Islam?","url":"https://yaqeeninstitute.org/what-islam-says-about/lgbt#is-homosexuality-the-worst-sin-in-islam"}]}