The queer muslim project

Location: South Asia

Focus: supporting LGBTQI Muslims and building community

Website: https://www.facebook.com/thequeermuslimproject/

The Queer Muslim Project are one of the largest youth-led virtual networks for queer people, Muslims and allies, with a global community of over 26,000 people. Based in India, they link activists across South Asia. They work with LGBTQI Muslims, challenging fear, stigma and violence through digital art and storytelling, and promoting sex-positive, affirming and intersectional representations of their communities.  Together with LGBTQI and Muslim youth, they are building skills and support systems through creative collaborations, workshops and training, curatorial initiatives, and inclusive faith-based dialogue. 

They amplify LGBTQI Muslim voices around the world and create opportunities for self-representation and leadership for underserved artists, creators and activists. They also nurture conversations around gender and sexuality in Islam, and create greater acceptance of gender and sexual diversity within religious teachings, institutions and communities.

In March 2021, they launched a first-of-its-kind digital newspaper focused on uplifting the voices of queer and trans Muslims around the world. They have also established an Artists’ Directory of emerging LGBTQI Muslim artists and creators from across the globe and from a diverse range of backgrounds and practices. In 2021, GiveOut’s grant will support the Queer Muslim Project’s core costs as they produce engaging and exquisite online content, using story-telling to create safe online and offline community spaces.

GiveOut is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (Registered Charity Number 1176434).