A blog post by a gay man who lives opposite a mosque, which challenges stereotypical ideas of about Muslims and Islam has gone viral.

The post, written by Thomas Mauchline, went viral after he posted it online.

In it, he deconstructs preconceived ideas of how he would be accepted by worshippers at the Mosque, and the community surrounding it.

Read it in full below:

15 things I learnt about Islam and British values being a gay boy living opposite a mosque.