------------------------Welcome to the home of the “I am not Haraam” project - a blog created for LGBTQIA+ Muslims by LGBTQIA+ Muslims.Haraam is an Arabic word used in Islam to mean “forbidden”. This project has been started as a way for LGBTQIA+ Muslims to stand up and proclaim that we will not allow our existence as LGBTQIA+ Muslims to be erased any longer. We are not kafirs, we are not deviant, our existence is not a sin. This is our space to say: WE ARE NOT HARAAM.----------------------------------------------------------------We’re calling for any Muslim who identifies as part of the LGBTQIA+ spectrum to submit to this blog. Allies and supportive families of LGBTQIA+ Muslims are also welcome and encouraged. The theme for submissions is quite simply, “I am not haraam”We’d like you to share what it means for you to be an LGBTQIA+ Muslim. You can tell us about your struggles, your everyday life, anything that makes you, you!Submissions can take any form; text posts, audio posts, art work, poetry, video etc.You can submit by clicking on “submit” at the top of the page or by emailing iamnotharaam@gmail.comIf you have any questions please don’t hesitate to message us.-----------------This is a positive space for LGBTQIA+ Muslims. We will not publish or respond to any negative or hateful remarks. We will not respond to any message asking us to justify our existence as LGBTQIA+ Muslims.