Shari'ah & QueersNow that I have your undivided attention, I direct it first to Sharia, the path to life giving waters, a.k.a. Islamic Law. Book O of The Reliance of the Traveller treats of Justice; Book P treats of enormities (previous sins). [I have added emphasis and a link.]

*2*Chapter O12.0: The Penalty for Fornication or Sodomy

O12.1

The legal penalty is obligatorily imposed upon anyone who fornicates or commits sodomy (A: provided it is legally established (def: n11.2 (O:) ) ) when they:(a) have reached puberty;(b) are sane;(c) and commit the act voluntarily;no matter whether the person is a Muslim, non-Muslim subject of the Islamic state, or someone who has left Islam.

O12.2

If the offender is someone with the capacity to remain chaste, then he or she is stoned to death (def: o12.6), someone with the capacity to remain chaste meaning anyone who has had sexual intercourse (A: at least once) with their spouse in a valid marriage, and is free, of age, and sane. A person is not considered to have the capacity to remain chaste if he or she has only had intercourse in a marriage that is invalid, or is prepubescent at the time of material intercourse, or is someone insane at the time of marital intercourse who subsequently regains their sanity prior to committing adultery.

If the offender is not someone with the capacity to remain chaste, then the penalty consists of being scourged (def: o12.5) one hundred stripes and banished to a distance of at least 81 km./50 mi. for one year.

Did you take due notice of the fact in 12.1, that the penalty applies even if you ain't Muslim?

*2*Chapter P17.0: Sodomy and Lesbianism

P17.1

In more than one place in the Holy Koran, Allah recounts to us the story of Lot's people, and how He destroyed them for their wicked practice. There is consensus among both Muslims and the followers of all other religions that sodomy is an enormity. It is even viler and uglier than adultery.

P17.2

Allah Most High says:

"Do you approach the males of humanity, leaving the wives Allah has created for you? But you are a people who transgress" (Koran 26:165-66).

P17.3

The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said:-1- "Kill the one who sodomizes and the one who lets it be done to him."

-2- "May Allah curse him who does what Lot's people did."

-3- "Lesbianism by women is adultery between them."

Following are three relevant hadith I was able to find.

Abu Dawud Book 38, Number 4448:

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:

If a man who is not married is seized committing sodomy, he will be stoned to death.

Abu Dawud Book 31, Number 4007:

Narrated AbuSa'id al-Khudri:

The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: A man should not look at the private parts of another man, and a woman should not look at the private parts of another woman. A man should not lie with another man without wearing lower garment under one cover; and a woman should not be lie with another woman without wearing lower garment under one cover.

Sahih Bukhari Volume 8, Book 82, Number 820:

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:

The Prophet cursed the effeminate men and those women who assume the similitude (manners) of men. He also said, "Turn them out of your houses." He turned such-and-such person out, and 'Umar also turned out such-and-such person.

Do you really want to allow Sharia any foothold on our shores? Did you notice that the same penalty applies to fornicators? Please give this subject some deep thought, then advise your Congressman & Senators.