xenia’s Reviews > Tritiya-Prakriti: People of the Third Sex: Understanding Homosexuality, Transgender Identity and Intersex Conditions Through Hinduism > Status Update

Hmm, the author kinda pisses me off. They'll get all up in arms about prejudice against queer folk, then just mention the theft and rape of women as lawful forms of marriage for ksatriya in the Manusmriti without any comment. Fuck sake, man.

There's a lot of cool info about vedic society and how third genders (gay, trans, and intersex) were treated with respect and even religious awe, but it's all framed by a very inconsistent progressive stance that plays into biological determinism (we're born this way!) yet also posits environmental/cultural determinants (birds become gay due to overcrowding!). Like, come on babe, stick to one argument x.x