I am interested in a community of people of faith who are at the same time on the political left, particularly anarchism, and lgbtq+ inclusion, particularly transgender. I am kinda sick and tired of atheists harassing everyone religious. I don’t care much about the philosophy surrounding it, it is just that their collective behavior is arguably harassment, not a bit different to typical transphobic harassment about delusions etc. I believe that freedom of religious belief is a very basic right for people of all convictions. At the moment there is a huge divide: religious lgbtq+ people who are also anarchist (and might have been ostracized by their religious community on top of everything else) have no place to go without facing atheist harassment, and this is how there is no place to discuss faith together with politics and identity. So, here goes, I want to start this discussion with people who would like to see sth like this happening.
Gonna go against the grain and say that you are totally valid for wanting a space that is accepting of your faith, politics, and identity.
As an anarchist, I get being ostracized for political beliefs for sure. I myself am non-religious but have met a lot of Christian and Muslim anarchists. It’s hard finding leftist spaces that aren’t rapidly anti-religious on the best of days, let alone ones that are also lgbt positive. Wish I had easy solutions.
I run a community for trans feminine people where anyone is allowed to post regardless of their faith. I’m pretty sure most of the other lgbt spaces on blahaj.zone would be open to the kinds of discussions you’re interested in.
Seconding this! Honestly the aggressive anti-religious attitude that seems to be popular on Fedi and (and big subreddits as well) annoys me to no end, and it always has an air of wanting to feel superior about it.
Spirituality can be a good, helpful, thing that anyone should be allowed to practice. It doesn’t help that people always seem to equate religion itself with big institutions or particularly bigoted sub-groups.
I don’t know if this incoherent rant makes any sense, anyway you’re valid and I support you!