Islam and LGBT Pride: A Long-Ignored Rift
As Muslim-American parents protest “LGBT-inclusive” materials in schools, and with the majority-Muslim council of Hamtramck, Michigan having recently banned the display of the LGBT Pride flag on public buildings, liberals are feeling a “sense of betrayal” that a minority group they have championed throughout the years has come out in opposition to Pride.
But how can anyone be surprised?
For years, progressive critics of Islam have been highlighting the clash between Islamic values and egalitarian, liberal ones--but it seems our words fell on deaf ears. The War on Terror and the subsequent xenophobia motivated the formation of a marriage of convenience between the Left and Muslims—one that was always doomed to end as aside from the few points of agreement brought upon by circumstance, the two ideologies couldn’t be more different.
Now that terror is featured less frequently in headlines, this partnership has begun to unravel. So perhaps now is the time to face up to some uncomfortable truths.
