While the general topic of gender and faith has received significant attention in development studies, the nexus of LGBT inclusion, faith, and development remains under-researched. Existing publications generally focus on the negative impact of religion on LGBT communities, question binaries between LGBT and faith actors, or mention how faith-based initiatives support LGBT communities. There is little literature on the negative impact of LGBT inclusion on faith actors, especially when driven by western organisations. This article asks how LGBT-critical Muslim faith-based development actors in Europe and the Middle East are negatively affected, and navigate, development spaces that are increasingly dominated by LGBT-inclusive Western organisations. Based on an ethnographic approach, the article concludes that conflict between LGBT-critical and LGBT-inclusive development actors reinforces existing vulnerabilities of Muslims working in development, often concealed by silence. The article ends with recommendations aimed at helping development actors work for holistic inclusion.