Is it true that only the act of homosexuality is haram or is being gay itself a sin? I have heard that Allah doesn't hold us accountable for our thoughts it's only our actions. I hate to admit that I am gay and I didn't chose to be this way. I have these feelings naturally and I am going through a very difficult phase of my life. I haven't committed any act of homosexuality, I fulfill as much of the religious obligations as I can and I don't want to be sent to hell. So is it being a homosexual itself which is a sin or is it only the actual act which is the sin? A lot of Muslims on such posts all over social media say that being gay is haram and if a person is gay they are a sinner. I don't want to live like I sinner every moment of my life however there is nothing I can do about it. I can't just click a button and change my sexuality. I don't have any control over this.