BRITAIN YES!

File: Screenshot_20170712-122104~2.png (1MB, 1080x1471px) Image search: [Google]

1MB, 1080x1471px

B R I T A I N Y E S
R
I
T
A
I
N

Y
E
S

A Muslim man who tried to kill himself after being attacked over his sexuality is believed to have become the first of his faith in the UK to wed in a same-sex marriage.

Jahed Choudhury, 24, grew up feeling ostracised because he was gay and was sent on a religious pilgrimage to change his sexual orientation.

After a lifetime of bullying that led him to attempt to take his own life, 19-year-old Sean Rogan found him crying on a bench. Now married, they have not looked back since.
In what is seen as a cultural taboo for many traditional Muslims, Mr Choudhury is one of only a few openly-gay Muslim men and believed to be the first in the UK to marry another man.

Growing up with Bangladeshi parents and three siblings in a traditional Muslim household, Mr Choudhury recalls being the "black sheep" of the family.
"I stood out like a sore thumb - I never liked football, I preferred watching fashion shows on TV. I remember feeling trapped."

He added: "It went all over school, people would spit on me, empty the rubbish bins on me, call me pig and the Muslim people would shout 'harum' - which is a very nasty insult in my language."
A period of trying to "change" his sexual orientation consisted of him having a girlfriend, changing his social circle, taking medication and even going on a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh.

According to Mr Choudhury, the situation only got worse - he was assaulted by fellow Muslims in the street where he lived and the word "fag" was sprayed on his front door.

The mosque he had attended for 15 years no longer allowed him in and he was physically attacked by other Muslim boys. Feeling ostracised, Mr Choudhury attempted to kill himself.

He said: "I'd been viciously attacked by Muslim boys, my mosque told me non-Muslims were not allowed in.

http://archive.is/W6LeW