It was bound to happen. After the recent judgement by the Delhi High Court that homosexuality should be decriminalized, opposition has arrived. Swami Baba Ramdev, an influential new age guru, filed a challenge Thursday saying that homosexuality was a "disease" that could be "cured" by yoga.
From the AFP:
"[Homosexuality] can be treated like any other congenital defect. Such tendencies can be treated by yoga, pranayama (breathing exercises) and other meditation techniques."
How does he know?
Hmmmm.
Of course, Swami Baba Ramdev is among many religious groups and conservatives who say same-sex relationships threaten the fabric of traditional Indian society (we all know the spiel), but what these people don't understand is that same-sex relationships, while perhaps hidden, have always been there. We gay people have been intricate, constant, and necessary threads in the fabric of society for a long, long time.
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Friday, July 10, 2009
Homosexuality can be cured by Yoga!
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necessary? gay people are necessary? useful, sure; valuable, absolutely - but necessary? why? to control overpopulation?
think about it...
:-)
I'm sure this guru hasn't been to Vancouver.... there's a lot of gays, and a LOT of yoga...
An effective rebuttal:
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The opposition to the recent court ruling is certainly no surprise, and is yet another reminder we have a long way to go before we achieve the full equality of treatment all minorities deserve. It is a sad truth that a large segment of society, both in the U.S. and abroad, still regards gay men and women as second-class citizens - or worse. That is the salient point of my recently released biographical novel, Broken Saint. It is based on my forty-year friendship with a gay man, and chronicles his internal and external struggles as he battles for acceptance (of himself and by others). More information on the book is available at www.eloquentbooks.com/BrokenSaint.html.
Mark Zamen, author
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