Homosexuality, Hinduism & the Third Gender: An Overview
Ancient Hindu scriptures have much to say about homosexuality, both explicitly and as part of a broader third-gender category that...
Tritiya-Prakriti: People of the Third Sex (1)
Introduction Let me first offer my respectful obeisances unto my beloved gurudeva, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Mindful of his...
Tritiya-Prakriti: People of the Third Sex (2)
Maharaja Virata's Example The perfect example concerning the proper treatment of third-sex people can be found in the behavior of...
Vedic Third-Gender Types and Terms
The following Sanskrit lists from the Caraka Samhita, Sushruta Samhita, Sabda-kalpa-druma and Narada-smriti define various types of men...
Modern Third-Gender Types & Terms
Modern cultures no longer accommodate any notion of a third-gender category or nonreproductive class. Nevertheless, various conditions of...
India's Slow Descent Into Homophobia
Ancient India’s acceptance and accommodation of many forms of eroticism within its culture, including homoeroticism, has been well...
A Timeline of Gay World History
Ancient Times: Cultures such as the Indian, Chinese, Egyptian, Greek and Roman accommodate homosexuality and crossdressing among a...
Srila Prabhupada and the Gays
Over the past few years it has become commonplace for devotees to depict Srila Prabhupada as very hateful and condemning of gays. What a...
Hindu Festivals Popular With the Third Sex
For thousands of years, people of the third sex have maintained prominent roles in many religious festivals all over India. At some of...
Hindu Deities and the Third Sex (1)
Throughout Hindu and Vedic texts there are many descriptions of saints, demigods, and even the Supreme Lord transcending gender norms and...
