There are a lot of stereotypes about Muslim people that just aren't true — and are, quite frankly, offensive. You've likely heard some of those stereotypes on television, in the mouths of news commentators, and from people in your community. One of those stereotypes includes that all Muslim people are homophobic, which pretty much rules out the possibility that LGBTQ Muslim people even exist. But Blair Imani is here to shatter the stereotype completely. Blair is the Civic Action and Campaign Leader at DoSomething.org, the founder Equality for HER, and a queer, black, Muslim woman. In a video for GLAAD, Blair opened up about her decision to come out as queer (which she did on Fox News), and why she's putting her identity as a queer Muslim at the forefront.

Speaking at the GLAAD Gala in San Francisco over the weekend, Blair talked about the hate she received after converting to Islam, particularly as a hijab-wearing Muslim woman. Many, she said, assumed she was homophobic. That's what spurred Blair's decision to come out as queer on Tucker Carlson's Fox News show in June.

"In 2015, I converted to Islam and quickly learned about the discrimination Muslims have been facing first hand. As I began to wear hijab, my visibility as a Muslim women seemed to invite harassment," Blair said. "A lot of people assume that I'm homophobic, or that queer muslims could not and did not exist. I do exist."

But after she began working with GLAAD, particularly for an essay in which Blair wrote about how important it was to her to see a fully-realized queer Muslim character on the Bold Type, that reaction started shifting. Now, Blair is hearing love and support from the community, and showing others like her that she can and does exist — and they can too.

"I received heart-warming DMs from queer Muslims and young people all over the world," Blair said. "My post even inspired the #QueerConfessions. Finally, people like me had a platform. We were being listened to, we were being seen. Just one blog post inspired so many young people. And that's the work I'm hear to further."

Hear all of Blair's words in the video below:

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