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Post by gameboy on Oct 9, 2018 3:21:16 GMT
There aren't any major homophobia-free societies because the West has influenced the entire world through colonialism and Christianity. And then again through Marxism and Communist countries are all very homophobic. Thailand was never colonized by the West. It also seems to be very 'gay friendly'. And there are tribes in New Guinea where every boy goes through homosexual initiation rites. Meh about homosexuality and the clergy. You miss the point. Have you seen "The Name of the Rose"? Those monks were allover each other. But seriously, the Catholic and Buddhist clergies are refuges for homosexuals and always have been despite what the rules say. Most people are not going to think gay before straight, even with the Catholic clergy, so while we know that the celibacy rule isn't always adhered too, Catholicism is still largely anti-homo, regardless of their church being perceived as a sanctuary for gay clergy. What irony aye! And if one is taking a celibacy vow, then the sexuality of the priesthood should be irrelevant, because they are supposed to deny it. You must look at human cultures as they exist in reality, with all their beauty and their ugliness. Traditionally in India there have been transsexuals called hijra, who castrate themselves to live as women and prostitute themselves for heterosexual males. Not a nice and liberated role IMHO for queer people. Yet this is how Hindus found an outlet for transsexuals. A similar oppressive dynamic occurred in Medieval Catholic societies with the priesthood. It attracted homosexual males and females who could not or would not marry and have children. Yet the society found a safe harbor for these non-conforming people. To this day the Catholic clergy is still overwhelming homosexual. It is what it is. |
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