Analysing the Health of Queer Muslims Through the 4M Framework: A Scoping Literature Review.

The health and wellbeing of queer Muslims, a group positioned at the intersection of multiple marginalised identities, remains underexplored in academic literature. This scoping literature review critically analyses existing research on queer Muslim health using the 4M framework (Mega, Macro, Meso,...

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Publicado en:Sexuality & Culture Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 1971 - 1996
Autores principales: Samad, Shiffa, Irving, Siobhan, Prankumar, Sujith Kumar, Wong, Horas, Noor, Muhammad Naveed, Saliba, Bernard
Formato: Literature Review
Publicado: Springer Nature Aug2025
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          https://ror.org/03f0f6041 School of Public Health, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
          https://ror.org/03f0f6041 School of Communications, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
          https://ror.org/04xyxjd90 Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK
          https://ror.org/03r8z3t63 Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
          https://ror.org/0384j8v12 Sydney Nursing School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
          https://ror.org/02gfys938 Institute for Global Public Health, The University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
          https://ror.org/03r8z3t63 Centre for Social Research in Health, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
          https://ror.org/03gd0dm95 Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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        Muslim gay people
        Health of gay people
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        Culturally competent care
        Intersectional health disparities
        Intersectionality in healthcare
        LGBTQ + Muslim health
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      ab: The health and wellbeing of queer Muslims, a group positioned at the intersection of multiple marginalised identities, remains underexplored in academic literature. This scoping literature review critically analyses existing research on queer Muslim health using the 4M framework (Mega, Macro, Meso, Micro) to identify structural and individual determinants impacting health outcomes. The study highlights the profound influence of intersecting factors such as race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, geographic location, and socioeconomic status on healthcare access and health outcomes. Findings reveal that dominant epistemological assumptions about queerness and Islam perpetuate stigma, discrimination, and minority stress, leading to adverse health outcomes. Key barriers include inadequate funding, homonormative healthcare policies, and exclusionary cultural expectations within healthcare settings. Conversely, supportive familial, peer, and religious networks, along with access to digital resources, are identified as facilitators of better health outcomes. The review calls for culturally competent, strength-based models of care and emphasises the need for future research to address the diverse health experiences of queer Muslims across different regions and identities.
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