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The article is a first-person account by a transgender Muslim, Kiku Aruba Basu, describing their lifelong experience of feeling born in the wrong body and the challenges of growing up gender-diverse in a heteronormative society. They explain the emotional and medical journey toward transition, the stigma they faced, and how they found personal comfort and spirituality in Islam. The piece also discusses religious perspectives, noting that some Islamic traditions (e.g., Shia fatwas in Iran, recognition of a third gender in parts of Sunni Islam) have been more accepting of transgender identities. The author emphasises that if faith views gender identity as sinful, then the problem lies with the interpretation of faith, not with the individual.
The article is a first-person account by a transgender Muslim, Kiku Aruba Basu, describing their lifelong experience of feeling born in the wrong body and the challenges of growing up gender-diverse in a heteronormative society. They explain the emotional and medical journey toward transition, the stigma they faced, and how they found personal comfort and spirituality in Islam. The piece also discusses religious perspectives, noting that some Islamic traditions (e.g., Shia fatwas in Iran, recognition of a third gender in parts of Sunni Islam) have been more accepting of transgender identities. The author emphasises that if faith views gender identity as sinful, then the problem lies with the interpretation of faith, not with the individual.