Same-Sex Love in India: A Literary History


	Same-Sex Love in India: A Literary History

arifsali

5-23-2009 7:03 PM

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5-23-2009 7:38 PM

shaor

Because women are hard to get for the single man, a whole lot of men turn to each other. "This came from a man from India"!

5-24-2009 11:01 AM

jay8h

If the shastras believed homosexual relationships were alright, that must make it alright.

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        country where homosexuality is often blamed on "foreign
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