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Muhsin Hendricks, More Than the World’s First Gay Imam

He believed no compassionate God would deny queer existence. That belief may have cost him his life.

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Imam Muhsin Hendricks gets ready for the start of the jummah prayer at the Inner Circle Mosque, in Wynberg, on September 2, 2016, in Cape Town (RODGER BOSCH/AFP via Getty Images)
Imam Muhsin Hendricks gets ready for the start of the jummah prayer at the Inner Circle Mosque, in Wynberg, on September 2, 2016, in Cape Town (RODGER BOSCH/AFP via Getty Images)

Muhsin Hendricks, More Than the World’s First Gay Imam

He believed no compassionate God would deny queer existence. That belief may have cost him his life.

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Surina Venkat

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This June, explore some of our favorite long reads on queer South Asian icons, history, and culture.

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Members of Nepal's LGBT community take part in a gay pride parade in Kathmandu on August 27, 2018 (Gopen RAI / AFP via Getty Images)
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