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Being gay and Asian

In March the Chairman of Birmingham Central Mosque caused controversy by seeming to compare gays with murderers and paedophiles on a Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Three debate show.

He said 'Human beings do have weaknesses and tendencies which are not socially acceptable and so they try to have a control over them and do not give in' comparing this to the same urges that murderers and paedophiles have.

In this extract taken from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ WM’s Midlands Masala presenter Arshia Riaz speaks to Asifa Lahore, who came out to his parents in his early 20s, about his experiences…

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