Gender Me
Documentary
Welcome to the secret world of homosexual Muslims. The film provides a rare and unique insight into the obstacles and the difficulties of being gay and living as a Muslim. Gender Me takes us on a road trip through the sub-cultures of Islam, introducing the world's first openly gay imam, who interprets the Koran from a homosexual point of view, gays abandoned by religious families, a Sufi Drag Queen and a young filmmaker in Istanbul. Many have been rejected and their pain is raw, yet with irony, humour and resilience, they love, care, struggle, question and debate with a thousands-year old tradition. Ultimately, they are forced to question how they can pursue truth and faith in their lives.
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Welcome to the secret world of homosexual Muslims. The film provides a rare and unique insight into the obstacles and the difficulties of being gay and living as a Muslim. Gender Me takes us on a road trip through the sub-cultures of Islam, introducing the world's first openly gay imam, who interprets the Koran from a homosexual point of view, gays abandoned by religious families, a Sufi Drag Queen and a young filmmaker in Istanbul. Many have been rejected and their pain is raw, yet with irony, humour and resilience, they love, care, struggle, question and debate with a thousands-year old tradition. Ultimately, they are forced to question how they can pursue truth and faith in their lives.
Director
Nefise Ôzkal Lorenzen
Producer
Jørgen Lorenzen
Produced by
Integral Film
Format
52 min.
Release
2008