PSA: As A Queer Muslim, Can I Just Say That We Need To Address Both Homophobia Within The Muslim Community

"i do x because of my autism."

"don't use your autism as an excuse."

i am not. i am giving them a reason as to why i word things in a certain way. i am giving them a reason why i think/perceive things in a certain manner. i am giving them a reason why i am never on time. why i need them to be more specific than that. why i did not understand what they meant. why getting out of bed is sometimes the hardest thing i can do that day. i am giving them a reason why i cannot eat certain foods, touch certain things or why i need something to be a certain way. i am giving them a reason why i do not like people. why i do not like going to certain places.

i am not using my autism as an excuse. i am merely giving you a reason why.

“I think you lost all interest in this world. You were disappointed and discouraged, and lost interest in everything. So you abandoned your physical body. You went to a world apart and you’re living a different kind of life there. In a world inside you.”

— Haruki Murakami, 1Q84

I feel like I’m drowning again. I’m falling back into old, bad habits, losing motivation to do anything again and my self esteem has gone completely out the window. I’m not sure how to survive this time.

“Peace, love, empathy”

— Kurt Cobain

Transgender and Muslim solidarity. We face the same threats, and the overlap in our communities cannot be neglected.

“I’m shit with words. Everything always comes out so…crap.”

— Sid // Vol. 1: Ep. 9

we are constantly stimming

and that's ok - !

“Why don’t you speak, Effy? Does nobody ask you why? It must mean something. Doesn’t anybody care?”

— Michelle // Vol. 1: Ep. 9

Feeling confident 😌 ✨️