Why This Gay Man Wasn’t Allowed to Make His Own Decisions Until 26

With an early chiIdhood in Somalia, Magan Magan moved to Australia with his mother, who would lie about his father and wrongfully keep them apart. Her narcissistic tendencies combined with the power Islam gave her over her chiIdren, would lead to emotional, spiritual and even physical ab*se. Under it all, Magan was grappling with the reality that he was gay, in an extremely homophob*c household where gay people were seen as sub-human and worthless. Understanding that in Islam, it’s written that gay men should be unalived by horrible means. He wouldn’t come to make his own decisions until around 26 years old and finally lean into his true self and find happiness outside of his mother’s grasp.

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Chapter Marks

00:00:00 Intro

00:03:14 Magan's ChiIdhood & Leaving Somalia

00:07:01 Magan Introduces His Mother's Narcissistic ab*se

00:12:10 Magan Speaks on the Islamic Teachings His Mother would Weapon*ze Against Him

00:16:09 CW: CA

00:18:23 Turning 15 and Discovering Sexual*ty

00:22:21 Magan Talks About Being Gay as a Teenage Muslim

00:25:57 Magan Talks About The Danger of Being an Apostate

00:27:19 CW: Religious v*olence

00:29:22 Magan shares more about his mother's need for control

00:33:18 Magan's Mother Loves making herself a vict*m

00:35:58 Magan's Long Road to Freedom

00:38:40 Magan Loves the Taste of His Newfound Freedom

00:41:26 Magan Recognizes Inconsistencies in the Quoran

00:44:41 Magan Shares about growing up in a single parent household

00:48:36 Magan Discusses Forming His Own Moral Philosophy

00:53:14 Magan's First Kiss as a Gay Man

00:57:19 Magan On Where He is Now, and What the Future Holds

01:02:47 Magan's "Linda Listen"

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