“Queers for Palestine” and the Death of Irony

Imposing Western identity politics onto the Middle East is a formula for moral insanity.

CUR - Iran's Theocrats, CUR - Pride Flags, CUR - Unveiled, CUR - WLW IslamDiana RamosOctober 17, 2023Currents, Armin Navabi, C - Imperialism, C - Theocrats, C - WLW Islam, C - Radfem Hamas, News, C - Any Means, C - Looming MAGA

Pride Flags, Kid Gloves, and Islam’s Religious Right

Religiously inspired anti-LGBT bigotry must be opposed — regardless of the religion.

CUR - Iran's Theocrats, CUR - Unveiled, CUR - WLW IslamDiana RamosJuly 19, 2023Currents, Armin Navabi, C - Irony, C - Imperialism, C - Theocrats, C - WLW Islam, C - Radfem Hamas, C - Any Means, C - Canada, C - Looming MAGA

Women Loving Women in Islam: A Hidden History

Persecution, secrecy, and time have obscured them, but fragments of lesbian and bi love in Islamic history remain.

CUR - Unveiled, CUR - Iran's Theocrats, CUR - Pride FlagsDiana RamosJuly 10, 2023Currents, Armin Navabi, C - Battlefield, C - Theocrats, C - Hindu Nationalists, C - Bible Bash, C - Kindred Witchcraft

Unveiled and Unbroken: A Women's Revolution in Iran

Their threat to the Islamic regime of Iran isn’t veiled — nor are their faces.

CUR - WLW Islam, CUR - Iran's Theocrats, CUR - Pride FlagsDiana RamosFebruary 17, 2023Currents, Maryam Namazie, C - Irony, C - Imperialism, C - Theocrats, C - Awards, WLW Islam, C - WLW Islam, C - Radfem Hamas, C - Any Means

Je Suis Non-binary: Coming Out in Support of Free Speech

A nonbinary journalist explains how the humorless Left’s unwillingness to defend satire reveals a larger rift.

Islamic Homophobia is Empowered by Leftist Silence

Homophobia is widespread in Islamic communities throughout the world. It’s hard to combat the problem when even most LGBT activists are unwilling to call it out.

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