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When religious advice about sexuality feels impossible to follow authentically

I struggle with same-sex attraction and every imam I talk to just tells me to get married to a woman but that feels dishonest and cruel to everyone involved

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Simplistic religious solutions fail to address complex psychological realities, creating impossible choices between authenticity and religious acceptance.

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“Where Are You with Islamic psychology — nafs and spiritual wellbeing?”

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