Co-opting gay rights rhetoric into national identity racialized Muslims as civilizational others.

Evidence

Through conversations with Muslim men and women, I was able to uncover how their lives slowly transformed from being viewed as marginally American as a result of their ethnic identities to being seen as anti-American and unwanted because of their religious identity. The stories and testimonies of ordinary American citizens in this book reflect how cultural and political shifts can create newly racialized meanings in a society that is organized along racial lines. — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 150 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: Racializing Muslims as political ideologues neutralizes religious freedom protections; LGBTQ inclusion served imperial racial othering of Muslims; Muslims are racialized as a social group rather than a religious one (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• LGBTQ inclusion served imperial racial othering of Muslims #exemplifies (0.95)
• Muslims are racialized as a social group rather than a religious one #corroborates (0.80)
• Cultural and political shifts can racialize religious identity #expands (0.78) — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 150
• Racializing Muslims as political ideologues neutralizes religious freedom protections #expands (0.75)
• Religious identity racializes Arab and South Asian Muslims along shared lines #complicates (0.72)