In the spiritual world gender roles are adopted for the transcendental
purpose of reciprocating with the supreme lord and rendering loving
service. In Hinduism remarkable amount of gender variance can be
found. People from the Third sex – homosexuals, transgenders,
transsexuals etc. identify with these Gods / deities and worship them
with great reverence and devotion.
This has reference to the mythological stories of Lord Krishna and his
beloved Radha and their ‘leela’ (transcendental pastimes ). It is
believed that the very name Krishna means ‘all attractive’ and his
unsurpassed beauty captivates all beings whether male, female or the
third sex ; because sri Krishna is ‘Adi purusha’ ( the supreme and
original male), all other beings are regarded as female in relation to
him.
Hence we find many such homosexuals, transgenders and even males,
who imitate feminine behavior in order to reinforce their identity as
‘Sakhis’ or girlfriends of Krishna
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