Muslim Homosexuals of France

Homosexuels musulmans de France, often shortened to HM2F and sometimes written Homosexuel(le)s musulman(e)s de France, is a French LGBT association dedicated to welcoming and accompanying gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans Muslim people. It belongs to the family of French faith-based LGBT groups, alongside organisations such as Beit Haverim and David et Jonathan. The association was founded in January 2010 by Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed, and it is described as the first French LGBT association addressed specifically to LGBT Muslims. The purpose of HM2F is to provide a space for discussion and exchange about the daily lives of LGBT Muslims, to affirm that sexual orientation and Islam can be reconciled, and to organise actions against homophobia, biphobia and transphobia suffered by LGBT Muslims. By late June 2010 the association counted more than 90 registered members, more than a third of them women; by 2012, according to Le Monde, membership had reached 325. In 2010 HM2F took part in several meetings and anti-homophobia prevention actions, including a May conference in Cape Town, South Africa, organised by The Inner Circle (TIC), an association founded by the gay imam Muhsin Hendricks, and the annual meeting days organised by the Christian LGBT association David et Jonathan. It also took part in the International Day Against Homophobia, notably in a debate on "Religions and homophobia" at the Centre LGBT Paris-Île-de-France in May 2010. In 2012 it opened a prayer room for all in Paris, a first in Europe. The association has local branches, for example in Marseille.

Homosexuels musulmans de France (HM2F) was founded in January 2010 by Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed. It is described as the first French LGBT association addressed specifically to LGBT Muslims, and it forms part of the landscape of French faith-based LGBT associations such as Beit Haverim and David et Jonathan. The association's stated goal is to offer a space for discussion and exchange on the daily lives of LGBT Muslims, to affirm the possible reconciliation between sexual orientations and Islam, and to organise actions to prevent homophobia, biphobia and transphobia suffered by LGBT Muslims. By the end of June 2010, the association counted more than 90 registered members, more than a third of whom were women; by 2012, according to Le Monde, there were 325 members. In 2010 HM2F participated in several meetings and anti-homophobia prevention actions. These included a conference organised in May in Cape Town, South Africa, by The Inner Circle (TIC), an association founded by the gay imam Muhsin Hendricks, and the annual meeting days organised by the Christian LGBT association David et Jonathan. It also took part in the International Day Against Homophobia, notably through a debate on "Religions and homophobia" at the Centre LGBT Paris-Île-de-France in May 2010. In 2012 the association opened a prayer room for all in Paris, described as a first in Europe. The association also has local branches, for example in Marseille.

• 2012

  Opened a prayer room for all in Paris, a first in Europe.

• 2012

  Membership reached 325 according to Le Monde.

• 2010

  Association founded in January by Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed.

• 2010

  By late June, more than 90 registered members, over a third of them women.

• 2010

  Participated in a May conference in Cape Town organised by The Inner Circle (TIC) and in the annual meeting days of David et Jonathan.

• 2010

  Took part in the International Day Against Homophobia, including a debate on "Religions and homophobia" at the Centre LGBT Paris-Île-de-France in May.

A French faith-based LGBT association providing a welcoming space for LGBT Muslims and advocating reconciliation between sexual orientation and Islam.

Product categories. Peer support and discussion spaces for LGBT Muslims · Anti-homophobia, anti-biphobia and anti-transphobia prevention actions · Interfaith and LGBT association meetings · Prayer room open to all (Paris, 2012) · Local branches (e.g. Marseille)

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