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In 1999, LGBT-India was established on egroups, and later transitioned to yahoogroups. Khush-list, the first mailing list for LGBT South Asians, predominantly Indians in metropolitan cities and those living abroad, was established in 1993. Įven before social media became a platform for queer visibility, the internet created possibilities for communication and community building in the LGBTQ+ community. Class makes a big difference to who is able to access these spaces, as it seems to be the rising Indian middle class and elite who most commonly use these websites. For example, virtual platforms such as Grindr and Planet Romeo create private yet public spaces for gay men to be "out" and find partners for hook ups as well as relationships. Social media platforms are also important for the development of intimate relationships between queer people in India. They sell and share stickers, artwork, personal stories and zines made by queer Indians. The Gaysifamily website describes their mission "to provide a voice and a safe space to Desis from the South Asian subcontinent that identify as LGBTQ+". Some examples are Instagram profiles "Gaysifamily", "nazariyalgbt", and "lgbthistoryindia". Social media platforms such as Instagram, Twitter and Facebook have been used to create pages and posts that increase queer awareness and visibility in India. The internet has created new spaces for social interaction and community formation. Since the early 2000s, social media and online venues have played a critical role in strengthening LGBTQ+ communities and identities in these cities. In India, city hubs have helped the community gained visibility since the 1970s. Urban centers are important hubs of the LGBTQ+ movement. Two women using carrots as dildos, 20th century gouache painting. Vanita states that the verses about punishment for a sex between female and a maiden is due to its strong emphasis on a maiden's sexual purity. Manusmriti prescribes light punishments for such acts. The Yājñavalkya Smṛti prescribes fines for such acts including those with other men. The Dharmsastras especially the later ones prescribed against non-vaginal sex like the Vashistha Dharmasutra. Homosexual acts are however treated as a smaller offence punishable by a fine while unlawful heterosexual sex have much harsher punishment. Īyoni or non-vaginal sex of all types are punishable in the Arthashastra. The king Bhagiratha is described as being born of sexual union of two queens of the king Dilip, however there is also a patriarchal background represented as the king left no heir and his younger wife took on the role of a man. Kamasutra also mentions the "svairini" who used to live by herself or with another woman. Homosexuality was also practiced in the royal families especially with servants. Though, it also forbids the educated Brahmins, bureaucrats and wisemen from practicing Auparishtaka or oral sex. There are also legends of Hindu gods change gender or are hermaphrodites and engage in relations that would be considered homoerotic in the other case. The Kamasutra mentions homosexuality as a type of sexual pleasure.
Some Hindu texts mention homosexuality and support them. Ruth Vanita argues that ancient India was relatively tolerant and views on it were ambiguous, from acceptance to rejection. Gopi Shankar Madurai at National Queer Conference 2013 Īlka Pande says that alternate sexuality was an integral part of ancient India and homosexuality was considered to be a form of the sacred, drawing upon the examples of the hermaphrodite Shikhandi and Arjuna who became a eunuch. Now that we have put them under one label ‘LGBT’, there is lot more confusion and other identities have got hidden." “Hindu society had a clear cut idea of all these people in the past. Transpeople were accepted in ancient India and referred to by terms like "tritya prakriti", "kliba" and "napunsaka". Apart from male and female, there are more than 20 types of genders, such as trans woman, trans men, androgynous and pangender etc. Throughout Hindu and Vedic texts there are many descriptions of saints, demigods, and even the Supreme Lord transcending gender norms and manifesting multiple combinations of sex and gender.