Hi, Homosexuality IS an abnormal sexual behavior, however you try to showcase it as normal using nice wordings. Like Bestiality, where a man/woman is attracted to animals, homosexuality where a person gets attracted sexually to the same gender is abnormal behavior... i can also equate it to Incest where an abnormal sexual attraction develops between directly related close family members like son and mother or a brother and a sister. If we all all of the above normal, then i dont mind accepting homosexuality as normal.
RE:accept it or not
by Ankush on Sep 29, 2006 10:26 AM Permalink
While I am all for 'liberating' gays, people supporting them should do their homework before crying of Konark, kamasutra and kokshastra
less then 10% of all sculptures at Konark relate to sex, and of these, a miniscule portion relates to homosexuality, which again is almost exclusively depicting women to women love. Hardly any sculpture depicts MSMs
There is only one chapter distantly relating to homosexuality in Kamasutra. It narrates eunuchs offering blow jobs in public bath houses. And the whole theme is not of glorification or acceptance but of disdain and disgust, with these people being considered lower than the basest animals
I do not know whether Kokshastra accepts homosexuality. Anyway, it is not a 'smriti' which can condone or condemn behaviour and only a middle ages cheap text, somewhat on the lines of 'Mastram' of out times.
It is a canard being spread by neo-liberals that ancient Hinduism condoned Homosexuality. All the 'smritis' and even Arthshastra have condemned homosexual behaviour. The irony is that while neo-liberals have no use for Hinduism or our culture otherwise, they dont hesitate to adopt it when it suits them
this is outright rubbish! i could read the whole article with great pain. he is glorifying homosexuality as if it is the Divine Will! homosexuality IS perversion, whatever garb it may be packaged into.
i dont think it needs to be legalised or promoted since its already a sick phenomenon.
if justifying & supporting homosexuality is a sign of modern outlook then i am better off being a backward.
RE:What Rubbish...
by maya on Sep 29, 2006 12:20 PM Permalink
Sorry to say but u already are in the stoneage with the sort of attitude and perception u possess! U dont really need to make any efforts to be back in the dark age. No, I am neither a homosexual nor a person who is a champion for them. But still I thought somebody should try to wake u up. I mean, do u have any idea what sort of a life a hijra or a MSM lives?Apart from looking on to a hijra as menace have u ever looked into the quality of life they are forced to live? U know for most of them a cup of tea in a 5 star hotel is a dream which they never dare to dream!Ru aware that homosexuals are harassed,beaten up in more ways than one because civilised and well educated people like u in the society do not wish to acknowledge and accept the reality.Nobody is asking u to do anything for them but at least be humane enough to see from the perspective of fellow human beings too...
I dont think u understand the difference between a Human Being and an Animal. Over here you are not talking about homosexuals who are just a few in india, you are talking about more then 50 Million people in India itself.
RE:Gays
by dp on Sep 29, 2006 10:36 AM Permalink
1. being gay is natural. one may decide he prefers having sex with a man or a womean or both : thats entirely his personal view and no one has a right to question that. There are plenty of scientific studies now showing this to be .Point is that one should not judge a person on his sexuality just as one should not judge a person being bad if he is of a particular caste, religion or gender.
2. All people irrespective of sexual orientation should be convicted if they try having sex with a child. There is no evidence to suggest that homosexuals are more likely to be pedophiles or indulging in beastiality. Homosexual people are more likely to be abused or assualted and be vitims of crime rather than be perpetrators. Of course there always be crimes done by homosexuals but then it is not as if heterosexuals never commit any crimes
3. No one seems to have commented on the main issue: which is being open about sex. The only thing which is wrong in my opinion is sex which is forced. Otherwise, all sex should not be anybodys concern except the 2 people involved irrespective of gender or marital status or sexual orientation. Education and non discrimination only can stop HIV