This is a group for gay, lesbian, bisexual, & transgendered bhakti yogis of all persuasions. All variations of this "tradition of love" are welcome, including worshippers of Radha Krishna and Hindus in general. Keywords: Bhakti Yoga, Chaitanya, Vaishnavism, Hindu, Gaudiya Vaishnavism, Hare Krishna, Krsna, Devi. References: "Signals: An Inspiring Story of Life After Life" by J. Rothschild, "Sakhiyani: Lesbian Desire in Ancient and Modern India" by Giti Thadani, "The Essential Gay Mystics" & "The Return of the Mother" by Andrew Harvey, "The Way to the Labyrinth" & "Fools of God," by Alain Danielou, "Yaraana: Gay Writing from India" by Hoshang Merchant, "Gay Soul: Finding the Heart of Gay Spirit and Nature" edited by Mark Thompson,"My Guru and His Disciple" by Christopher Isherwood, "Gay Tantra" by W. Schindler, "Queering India" edited by Ruth Vanita, "The Man Who Was a Woman and other Queer Tales" by Devdutt Pattanaik, "Same-S*x Love In India" edited by Vanita & Kidwai, "S*x Death Enlightenment: A True Story" by Mark Matousek, "How to Spot a Bastard by His Star Sign" by Lang & Rajah, "A Lotus of Another Color: An Unfolding of the South Asian Gay and Lesbian Experience," edited by Rakesh Ratti, "Conversations with Christopher Isherwood" by Berg and Freeman, "Tritiya-Prakriti: People of the Third S*x" by Amara Das Wilhelm, "The Phallus: Sacred Symbol of Male Creative Power" by Danielou, "The Yoni: Sacred Symbol of Female Creative Power" by Rufus Camphausen, "The Hare Krishna Movement: The Postcharismatic Fate of a Religious Transplant" by Edwin Bryant & Maria Ekstrand
Documentary: "Eunuchs: India's Third Gender"
Gay-positive teachers: Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati (Kashi Ashram), Rev. Troy Perry (MCC), Swami Tadatmananda (Arsha Bodha Ashram), Kripalu Yoga (Massachusetts), Brother William (Ashram West), Marianne Williamson, Andrew Harvey, Tripurari Swami (Audarya), . H.H. Hridayananda Dasa Goswami
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