Islam does not define or categorize people on the basis of internal feelings, sexual or otherwise. Rather, it affirms a person’s core identity as a servant of God. Islam differentiates between feelings and acts and, further, between the commission of (private) sins and (public) advocacy on behalf of those sins. Individuals, therefore, who experience–but do not act upon—same-sex attractions and/or gender dysphoria should never be ostracized or condemned. Rather, they are considered to be engaging in a faithful struggle, worthy of reaching a high rank with God.