I'm leaving the service because I haven't been hearing back enough from my matchmaker in the last month or so, and my conversation with Sharifa went very poorly. The purpose of this conversation was to provide me with more reassurance in this process. Instead, she was just defensive on her husband career choices when I explained why a match's values did not match mine. When I disclosed my challenges in wanting to find a progressive, practicing partner as a bisexual Muslim woman, Sharifa then suggested that I hide this part of me. I have no interest in hiding a huge part of who I am, and it's disappointing that Beyond Chai staff are creating homophobic dynamics with clients. I hope for more from Beyond Chai and similar networks one day for Muslims like me, but clearly there's a long way to go.