I have a few "queer" friends of my own, though I myself am straight. And having a chat with one of them one day I realised that our community - in some circles, is quite forgiving. However, on the other extreme its quite ruthless towards this issue.

I am a journalist and a documentary maker and I would like to make a film on the complex subject of being gay in a Muslim Pakistan (as a start, of course the problems listed in the above piece go far beyond simple religion vs sexuality debate).

If any of you wish to share stories in this regard, i would like to hear. You can email me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it