It was actually embracing my transness that helped bring me closer to Islam.
So coming out as gay at the age of 18 was the first hurdle because it distanced me from the toxic structures of my heteronormative youth. But that’s all it did, and I fell into other stereotypes of societal gay-ness, like dressing like white gay men, adopting their mannerisms, and the ‘campness’ of identities I’d seen represented in mainstream media.Being non-binary felt like I could shed the heavy, ill-fitting armour made from the myriad of stereotypes I’d grown up with.
The friends I had around me – my chosen family – provided much-needed and incredibly valuable support and validation, allowing me to reach tentatively towards some sort of stability in the confusion I had around myself.
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