Urooj Arshad, co-founder of the Muslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity, is rewriting the narrative on queer and Muslim identities. Pride50
In the public imagination, Muslim culture and queer identity are at odds with one another. Urooj Arshad is here to change that narrative. As a queer Muslim immigrant woman, Arshad rarely saw people like herself represented in the LGBTQ community.“I think it's so important for us to be able to hold on to both of those identities,” she told NBC News.
That’s why she co-founded the Muslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity, which addresses the combined impact of Islamophobia, homophobia and transphobia. Arshad also works at Advocates for Youth, where she serves as director of the International LGBTQ Youth Health and Rights Programs. In this role, she focuses on boosting sexual and reproductive health and rights in the global South.
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