Islam and LGBT aren't phrases that go together. Despite the religion's attempts at progressive reform, being LGBT is punishable by death in many Islamic countries. Now, the Ummah, the Islamic world has no choice but to accept the openly gay Wahrsage as one of their own - he's a Sunni Imam in Australia, and he's founded Marhaba – a support group for Melbourne queer muslims.

“At one point the only option I had was suicide and I did attempt suicide, but thankfully that didn’t work.”

The Somalian-born Imam Nur is among the few in Australia to have the title of Hafiz – someone who has memorised the Quran.

“At one point the only option I had was suicide and I did attempt suicide, but thankfully that didn’t work,” he says.

“The reason it is difficult for people to come out in the Muslim world is because the losses are too high, the risks are too great. The conservative school of thought in Islam to counter homosexuality, is to be killed and that is your repentance."

“The reason it is difficult for people to come out in the Muslim world is because the losses are too high, the risks are too great. The conservative school of thought in Islam to counter homosexuality, is to be killed and that is your repentance.” “I am not easily intimidated.”

According to the Star Observer, many Australian Muslims are still very homophobic, which could be why Nur said that Marhaba members met in secret.