January 23, 2009

The Hijras



In India, nearly half a million people live as eunuchs, not man or woman, but considered an entirely separate gender.

Note from Reclaiming Natural Manhood website:

1. Note how the Western interviewer is putting words into the mouth of Mona, by translating her words as, "I wish people will not consider me third sex." That is an outright lie. Mona would like to be considered as a human, is what she said, as a Hijra human... She did not say that she will chose any other identity than the third sex. This is a Western attempt to discredit the Third sex identity. Stupid Western cultural imperialism. They think they know the best.

2. It is clear that the Western concept of Heterosexuality is a rehashed version of the Third sex identity. The entire discussion on Hijras on this video is about 'sexual orientation' and 'homosexuality', when these people are not even men who have sex with men, as they claim the definition of homosexuality is.

3. Note that when they refer to non-Western facts, they qualify it as "Indians believe that hijras are a third gender." But when they are talking about own beliefs, they talk about it as universal truths. Like when they talk about 'homosexuals' or 'homosexuality'.

The time when the transgenders were highly respected and an integral part of the society... then they weren't vulgarized as today



Through many options for gender expression, including recognizing five genders, this Indonesian community finds balance and peace and prays to share this with the world. Taboo: Third Sex : WED OC...

A transcription of the video (the names and some local words may not correctl transcripted):

In many cultures, a person existing outside the two accepted genders is seen as confronting, even threatening. But gender is defined by culture. And outside Suluwesi, the Bugis believe that in addition to men, women and Bissu, there are two more. These two additional genders are made up of people that in the west would be considered transvestites. 

Taboo's gender is Chalalai. Biologically she is female but she lives as a man.

"I feel comfortable as a Chalalai. My family is also comfortable. As long as I'm a good person and I work hard, people accept me."

Abdul Rahman or Poppy is Chalabai. He has male genetalia but has lived as a woman since he was six years old.

"I am not special. The Bugi's culture accepts all five genders."

Taboo and Poppy join the fertility ceremony. 

Because according to high priest Proangmatoa all five genders must co-exist for there to be universal harmony.

"There are five genders and we don't need to separate people based on their gender because everything must live in harmony."

"If one of the genders is separated, then the world will become unbalanced."

At a sacred cave, three miles from Segary, the Bisu begin the first stage of the blessing, an offering to the earth. The Bugis believe the universe has three levels.

Heaven where Partote(?) lives, 
the middle world where humans live and the underworld where the spirits lives. 

We pray that everything, animals, plants, people, everything stays connected with each other. Not only from this village or district, but the whole country, the whole world is kept in balance and safe.

The second stage of the blessing is an offering to the spirits. Because of their Bisu gender, the Bugis believe that Bisu priests can communicate with them. Poangmatoa must be possessed by a spirit from the underworld before the fertility ritual can be completed.

"In order for a Bisu to be to be able to bestow a particular blessing. they have to be able to contact the spirit world and one of the reasons why they can contact the spirit world is because they're male and female embodiments."

"And then the Bissu with all of those combinations of female-male spiritual powers can bestow a strong blessing."

Vulgarised, Westernized Fa'afafine


Fa'afafine are the third gender segment of Samoan society. They act and perform feminine role in families. These shows are popular partly because they are edgy and comedic in nature.
Faafafine Variety Show - Apia, Samoa.
www.SamoanMusicAndVideo.com


Note from Reclaiming Natural Manhood Site:

The Fa'afafine in Samoa used to be a respectable third gender group, an important part of the society, most of whom were heterosexuals. By westernizing them and homosexualizing them, the western Forces of Heterosexualization have made them into a vulgar and comedic group. So sad, what Christianity and Western society can do to people.

If the society gives a healthy space to the third gender they will live as good, positive people. If the society denies them that and only gives them a negative, vulgar, anti-social space, they will live like that.

Evidence that Gay/ homosexuality = Third Gender (and not about men's sexuality for men)


3rd Gender
How can you use the term homosexuality to define man's sexuality for men, if it is used to define the third gender sexuality for men.