Millions of homosexuality’s in the world are not being accepted. The Western and Eastern (Indian) Culture have different points of view on how relationships should be based (Ruth, 2010). This paper will examine the various differentials and similarities of homosexual within its community and religions. Numerous years of protest has successfully made homosexuality’s in America successful.
Homosexuality Views in America and India
Introduction
Every culture and religion is different in its unique ways. The same goes for every relationship; it is different whether it is heterosexual, homosexual, gay, lesbian, and transsexual. Each individual on this planet has its own way of expressing love with one another. Western culture (American) and …show more content…
This is the most equivalent to Western Culture is transsexual, as discussed in Hyde, a man who acts and dresses, and desires to have a sex change (Hyde, 2013). Hijras are incapable to produce children. Hijras have been in existence as people of third gender since the 5th century BC. They dress up in their best saris and jewelry in order to perform a ritualistic wedding ceremony with the male deity Koothanda. They make appearances at important occasions such as weddings, baby showers, toddler birthday’s celebrations, etc. Studies have shown Hijras arriving to events are auspicious for the people hosting the event. However, the roles of Hijras are increasing to prostitutions because of their social and sexual ambiguity, they usually attract younger men. Hijras are associated to be more sexually “skillful” than women. Likewise, sexual relations between men are not allowed in Indian society. The construction of the third gender reflects societal acknowledgment of the existence of different states of being. All of these sexual behaviors are typically placed in an underground circuit. Comparing Hijras to western culture’s transsexuals, both have been around for decades but the Indian society is not yet accepting homosexuality. Research has inappropriately drawn upon Western concepts of sexuality since there is very less …show more content…
In 1877 a male officer started having an alleged relationship with another male officer, for which he was given the death penalty. In modern India in 1977, Shakuntala Devi published the first study of homosexuality talking about it in a positive light and the study reviewed socio cultural and legal situations (Kole, 2007). Her study was not taken seriously but was brought up for many years later. However cases appeared on July 2nd, 2009 and studies were being conducted and taken seriously. There are not many official demographics regarding the Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Rights (LGBT). In 2012 there were unofficial figures given to the Supreme Court of approximately 2.5 million gay people being recorded in India. These numbers were given by the Department of Health. As in any other country, many individuals are afraid to come out due to fear of discrimination. Throughout the world there has been popular gay websites, where 1.8 million men are registered throughout the world. India has about 140,000 individual males registered and America has 46,645. Of the men registered, approximately 80% of them are about 15-30 years old (BBC India,
Homosexuality Views in America and India
Introduction
Every culture and religion is different in its unique ways. The same goes for every relationship; it is different whether it is heterosexual, homosexual, gay, lesbian, and transsexual. Each individual on this planet has its own way of expressing love with one another. Western culture (American) and …show more content…
This is the most equivalent to Western Culture is transsexual, as discussed in Hyde, a man who acts and dresses, and desires to have a sex change (Hyde, 2013). Hijras are incapable to produce children. Hijras have been in existence as people of third gender since the 5th century BC. They dress up in their best saris and jewelry in order to perform a ritualistic wedding ceremony with the male deity Koothanda. They make appearances at important occasions such as weddings, baby showers, toddler birthday’s celebrations, etc. Studies have shown Hijras arriving to events are auspicious for the people hosting the event. However, the roles of Hijras are increasing to prostitutions because of their social and sexual ambiguity, they usually attract younger men. Hijras are associated to be more sexually “skillful” than women. Likewise, sexual relations between men are not allowed in Indian society. The construction of the third gender reflects societal acknowledgment of the existence of different states of being. All of these sexual behaviors are typically placed in an underground circuit. Comparing Hijras to western culture’s transsexuals, both have been around for decades but the Indian society is not yet accepting homosexuality. Research has inappropriately drawn upon Western concepts of sexuality since there is very less …show more content…
In 1877 a male officer started having an alleged relationship with another male officer, for which he was given the death penalty. In modern India in 1977, Shakuntala Devi published the first study of homosexuality talking about it in a positive light and the study reviewed socio cultural and legal situations (Kole, 2007). Her study was not taken seriously but was brought up for many years later. However cases appeared on July 2nd, 2009 and studies were being conducted and taken seriously. There are not many official demographics regarding the Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Rights (LGBT). In 2012 there were unofficial figures given to the Supreme Court of approximately 2.5 million gay people being recorded in India. These numbers were given by the Department of Health. As in any other country, many individuals are afraid to come out due to fear of discrimination. Throughout the world there has been popular gay websites, where 1.8 million men are registered throughout the world. India has about 140,000 individual males registered and America has 46,645. Of the men registered, approximately 80% of them are about 15-30 years old (BBC India,