Image Source. This film was released in India in Soon after its release, members of the Shiv Sena stormed a Mumbai theatre where Fire was being viewed and vandalized it. Theatres in Delhi, Surat and Pune got a similar reaction from political parties and stopped viewing the film on the same day. It is interesting to note that a film about lesbian relationships was treated with such disgust when ancient India had a culture that thrived on lesbians, gays and transgenders. There are several examples in Vedic and Hindu texts of saints and gods transcending sexes.
JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. You must have JavaScript enabled in your browser to utilize the functionality of this website. The famed ancient Indian guide to lovemaking, the Kama Sutra, has been used to enhance sexual experiences since the fourth century. Now a leading gay author has reinterpreted this iconic erotic manual to create a practical sex guide for gay lovers. Clear, empowering text celebrating the art of gay lovemaking is accompanied by exquisite, sensual artworks from the original Kama Sutra and other homoerotic classical works, and tasteful contemporary black and white instructional line drawings. The book provides practical advice on sexual technique, relationships and emotional wellbeing.
Hindu views of homosexuality and, in general, LGBT lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues, are diverse and different Hindu groups have distinct views. Although some Hindu dharmic texts contain injunctions against homosexuality, a number of Hindu mythic stories have portrayed homosexual experience as natural and joyful, [1] and there are several Hindu temples which have carvings that depict both men and women engaging in homosexual acts. In , the Hindu Council of the United Kingdom issued a statement that "Hinduism does not condemn homosexuality," subsequent to the decision of the Delhi High Court to legalise homosexuality in India.
Next month sees the publication of The Gay Kama Sutra. Written by author-cum-playwright-cum-journalist Colin Spencer, it's a tome for gay men concerned about their place in society and the cosmos, men who want to achieve a spiritual union with their significant others, men who want to find out what the "Pillar and the Ivy" position entails Olympian thighs, judging by the illustration. It may even intrigue the I-wonder-what-they-do-in-bed brigade. Spencer has written about perverse, anti-social minorities before: he's the author of The Heretic's Feast: a History of Vegetarianism yes, he's swapping vegetables for fruit this time round.