With Caitlyn Jenner and bathroom debates making front-page news, trans people are now part of the American consciousness. For many gay Indian men, they have two choices. They can ignore their homosexuality and live in repression, get married to a woman and try to raise a family. Or they could undergo a castration to live their life as a transsexual woman in the hijra community. Their customs are shrouded in mystery. Here are some surprising facts about this little-known subset of Indian society. The hijras in your neighborhood will appear outside your home one day, singing, dancing and doing their signature clap, touching the base of the palms together in a dramatic flourish. This is seen as the ultimate proof of their hijrahood.
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Are they different from a penis or a vagina? The Hijra community in Mumbai, India, is a minority. We see them and yet we choose to ignore.
The history of racism and violence is upsetting. My daughter thinks it's funny that she's known her SO 4 years - not ready for marriage. In other words, eternal marriage really is worth it, I think. In my view, baptism at 8 is just a variation on infant baptism. I respect what my husband does but I have nothing but my pets and a dusty Ivy Leaguedegree. Hi Ladies- My man is an emergency room physician in his mid 50's. I have found strength I never knew I had but if I knew then what I know now, I might have made a different decision. There are times where u rarely hear from him and then he contacts me. God knows the big picture.
On the plus side though, after you leave the church, you'll get to spend the remainder of your days bashing it on Reddit. Each to their own though. These exclusions, dictated by doctrine, hold the potential to create wedges between you, both immediately, and in the long term.
