Excerpts from a balanced presentation of the issue from the point of view of 'hindu ethos'. Please study this article.
http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Homosexuality+is+not+a+virtue&artid=|h1DXfUW5DY=&SectionID=d16Fdk4iJhE=&MainSectionID=HuSUEmcGnyc=&SectionName=aVlZZy44Xq0bJKAA84nwcg==&SEO=
Historian Devdutt Pattanaik says that in Hindu literature ‘though not part of the mainstream, the existence of homosexuality was recognised, but, not approved’. Narada smiriti prohibited marriage of homo*sexual men with women. Manu did suggest mild punishments for homos, but of an extreme type. The Indian tradition therefore neither encouraged nor punished lesbians or gays; nor did it celebrate them or despise them. It regarded them as a small, marginal fact of life, preferring to ignore them; and treating them as not worthy of public discussion for or against that might disturb the rest of the society.
In the Indian tradition, homosexuals, as elsewhere, were thus regarded as deviants. But, here, unlike in the Abrahamic, the right of these deviants to exist without being
punished was never denied; and will never be. Yet no one can argue here or elsewhere that homosexuality is a virtue. No law or court of law can declare it as a virtue. That is the crux of the debate; and that is what is being obfuscated.
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ooh. public loos accessible everywhere. those would need water too. lots of it. in a country where we do not have enough water for drinking... :huh:
Why urinals have come into discussion in this thread? Is it because, in the west, public toilets are the meeting/touting point of gays.
Mumbai will soon have 11 waterless urinals at the Gateway of India.
There is a 150mm slab of chemicals put below the urinal pot.
The waterless urinal cartridge contains a blue liquid chemical seal that acts as a drain trap and controls the smell.
There will be no additional charges for users and the rates will be the same as other public toilets.