Stereotypically Islam is viewed as historically intolerant of, and incompatible with queerness and homosexuality. This article challenges such perceptions. By examining examples of queer Islamic art produced in the past and today it analuses the shift in the position of queer individuals in the Muslim world over the centuries and argues that the relationship between the Muslim faith and LGBTQI+ community is complex and multidimensional, and cannot be narrowed down to a simplistic notion of 'Islam versus LGBTQI+'.