Beyond Utopia: The Building Utopia Guide for Queer and Trans Muslims

Abstract

Much of the theory of what Utopia is and pathways to building Utopia are attributed to white-cis-global north males. However, communities have been dreaming of Utopia and working toward building Utopia for centuries prior to the existence of the theory we have today. Further, marginalized individuals begin dreaming of Utopia before they have access to language. We do not learn about Utopia from the “fathers of Utopia”, we learn it from our ancestors and communities. To honor this transgenerational labor, this essay serves as a guide by and for the most marginalized trans community members toward building Utopia, countering imperialist white supremacist narratives telling us that our Utopia must be built by white-cis-global north citizens.