(London Free Press) We exist.
Western University and London’s Muslim community must support that simple statement in more than words to start the healing after a social media post celebrating diversity was removed, says a gay Western student raised a Muslim.
“The Muslim community won’t accept me as openly gay. They’ll say they’ll accept me because they don’t want any repercussions. But I am shunned from the community,” he said.
The student says he’s been invited to and will join a meeting being planned between Western University’s diversity leader and the London Council of Imams to deal with the controversy.
He’d like the council to acknowledge there are gay Muslims in Canada and agree they should not be shunned by family and their faith community. The student requested anonymity to protect himself and his family, but said he wants to speak out after a controversial decision by Western.
