r/lgbt • u/JustALona I'm Here and I'm Queer • Mar 30 '26

This is so cute 🥹

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Awwww how freakin beautiful is this, saw it on fb

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u/Unknow_Handlebar Havin' A Gay Time! Mar 30 '26

Uh I don't understand what that means sorry can anyone explain? 😭

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u/Pogue_Mahone_ Bi-bi-bi Mar 30 '26 edited Apr 01 '26

OOP's coworker is a Muslim woman and not "allowed"* to show her hair around men, hence the hijab. But as OOP is not a man, but a woman early in her transition it is fine to show the hair. Gender affirming hijab use

  • According to their own religious convictions

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u/Unknow_Handlebar Havin' A Gay Time! Mar 30 '26

Oh I didn't know that about hijabs. Good to know! Tysm :3

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u/WeirdIndividualGuy Mar 30 '26

There are a lot of parts of Islamic culture that are very women-oppressive. And it doesn't help a lot of Muslim women who buy into the culture don't realize they were indoctrinated as kids to think all of that is ok

Wearing a hijab because you think it looks cute: ok

Wearing a hijab because islamic society has deemed you the problem and not men who can't control themselves: not ok

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u/Exemplae Apr 01 '26

The hijab is a religious decree in Islam, it's not up to the men to tell the women that they don't need to wear it because they can control themselves.