Here's what it's like to come out as a queer Muslim woman...
Here, Samra opens up to GLAMOUR about the difficulties of expressing her true identity in a religion that was not accepting of it, how she found validation through a community of like-minded individuals and why she is feeling more empowered than ever before.The process of coming out as a queer Muslim woman was very gradual. I had to first come out to myself and then, slowly, to more and more close friends.
When you grow up in a religious household as a Canadian immigrant, it’s not easy to embrace who you are, because you’re fearful about the repercussions. I knew it would strain my relationship with my parents which even today remains a work in progress., where I travelled the world taking photographs of LGBTQ Muslims. This was my way of making sense of my identity and building a really supportive community who I felt comfortable coming out to at 35.
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