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
