Open AccessHomosexuality – leaves from antiquity: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender population: A Tamil perspective
Author(s) -
O Somasundaram,
Tejus Murthy
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5545.192019
Subject(s) - tamil , homosexuality , sexual orientation , transgender , lesbian , civilization , terminology , perspective (graphical) , population , gender studies , poetry , psychology , sociology , art , history , literature , demography , philosophy , archaeology , linguistics , visual arts
Homosexuality has been present in human civilization from ancient times, and the condition as it existed in the Tamil land is described along with a reference to the terminology, concepts, and description. Some instances appear in the old Tamil classics and poems. The present legal status of this sexual orientation is also mentioned.