"Being gay is not a sin, Islam is firm in this. But committing sexual intercourse and/or same sex marriage is forbidden and a sin in Islam. This fact doesn't take away from the that gays, whether Muslim or not, have a right to life, liberty, property, income equality, free from discrimination in employement, healthcare, and to be loved and befriended just as their heterosexual counterparts. Keep strong my Muslim bro's and sis's... Both gay and hetero."