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The faith leaders also sought for countries to seek justice on behalf of the victims. The declaration was presented at the launch of the Global Interfaith Commission on LGBT+ Lives during a virtual conference hosted in the U.K. December 16. Jayne Ozanne, director of the commission, called the declaration a landmark. "We've never had such a powerful, clear, and supportive statement from so many leaders," she told CNN. Nearly 400 religious leaders representing 10 religions from 35 countries signed on to the initial declaration that recognized religious institutions' history and role harming LGB...

Gay imam Muhsin Hendricks. (Facebook/ Muhsin Hendricks) A pioneering gay imam is teaching South African Muslims about sexuality and gender identity in Islam during the coronavirus pandemic. Imam Muhsin Hendricks, 53, was one of the first imams in the world to publicly come out as gay in 1998, according to In 2004 he founded The Inner Circle, a human rights organisation based in Cape Town which helps “Muslims who are queer to reconcile Islam with their sexuality” and gender identity. He also runs workshops for imams across Africa, helping them to develop an inclusive understanding of gend...

Views: Visits 11 When the pandemic hit, pioneering South African imam Muhsin Hendricks refashioned his gender and Islam workshops with virtual training and socially-distanced meet-ups JOHANNESBURG – It’s hard to pull up a chair and talk sex or fly imams over closed borders for gender training in a pandemic. But Imam Muhsin Hendricks wasn’t about to let COVID-19 destroy his carefully crafted Islamic training programme – he’d faced down too much else in his 53 years. One of the first imams to come out as gay, Hendricks is a pioneer, known continent-wide for pursuing dialogue ...