Nikaah & Marriage Issues

Q: Are gay people born gay or they become gay after they are born? If they are born gay then how can Allah punish them and say they are committing sin? Because they are born gay. They naturally get attracted towards men. I saw few debates in which even doctors told studies shows that gay people are born gay. Please provide Answers with proof and evidence. If you say they are not born gay but they become gay afterwards then suggest what measures we can take to make them normal again.

Q: My friend accidentally got sperm injected into her by this nurse due to which she is pregnant but she is not even married. Is she allowed to abort the child? It is not hers. She is a virgin. What is she supposed to do?

Q: When two people get married, family and friends give money gifts to bride and groom. In Pakistani tradidition called salami. Does the money given to bride belong to her or does the husband have a right over that?

Q: Can a muslim marry a prostitute when she is ready to accept Islam on her own will and choice?

Q: Why do certain Ulama discourage from holding wedding functions or any other function in a hall? I don't see any problem in using the hall as a venue to host one's functions. Could you please explain to me the correct Islamic perspective in this issue? 

Q:

1. Is masturbation allowed in Islam?

2. I have read that masturbation causes memory and eyes to become weak etc. Is this true?

Q: If a man n woman accept each other as husband and wife three times in front of one witness, will it be valid? And also saying that Allah is witness.

Q: What does the Qur'an say about a Muslim man marrying a christian woman?

Q: I got a question about marriage. I have recently met a girl that has reverted to Islam, and me and her we want to get married, I am a muslim, my parents approve, but her parents are non-muslim and do not approve her getting married. So I was wondering who will be her Wali, as nobody in her family or house hold are Muslims. How do we do it with witnesses when we are doing nikah and she is 18 so its legal.

Q: My question is whether Islam allows a nursing mother to use birth control pills?