Blog wrten by a Gay turban wearg Sikh outlg how homosexualy and Sikhism perfectly pliment each other.
Contents:
- SHEP SGH: “I WANT TO ASSURE OTHER YOUNG QUEER SIKHS THAT ONE COULD BE GAY AND SIKH”
- GAY SIKH
- GAY "SIS": HOW LANGUAGE FRE US TO BE OURSELV
- BEG SIKH, GAY AND GROWG UP NEW YORK
SHEP SGH: “I WANT TO ASSURE OTHER YOUNG QUEER SIKHS THAT ONE COULD BE GAY AND SIKH”
Founr of Indian e-magaze Gaylaxy explas why urage n be very fect... * gay siks *
It is also a fah where, for a long time, no large-sle discsns around the topic of homosexualy have taken place wh the muny (for good or bad).
GAY SIKH
Unfortunately for you and our other LGBT (lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr) brothers and sisters, you are born to one of the most hetero-male domated culture ever. And we thought our liv as straight men or women were tough? * gay siks *
I was Sikh, and later I realized I was gay, and both of the were part of me, and I did not thk beg one meant givg up on the other.
But as I started unrstandg my sexualy more, beme part of var onle queer groups and muni, and joed some of the gay datg webs, I started yearng to see gay men who looked like me – wh a turban and beard. Many profil on gay datg s also mentned “No Sikhs, ” or “No Sardars” [Ed: another term for Sikhs].
GAY "SIS": HOW LANGUAGE FRE US TO BE OURSELV
* gay siks *
Instead of the clean-shaved look that most gay men seemed to have and prefer, my turban and facial hair (along wh the texts the datg s) sowed a doubt my md that no one would ever want to date me, g to a lot of body-image issu that took a while to go.
But spe not beg relig myself, my experienc as a gay man were startg to get shaped bee of my relig inty.
BEG SIKH, GAY AND GROWG UP NEW YORK
Jasvir Sgh is a proment Sikh voice the UK. He is also gay, and se no nflict between his sexualy and relign. * gay siks *
As a 22 year old, I lnched a LGBT e-magaze lled Gaylaxy 2010 to provi a platform for the muny to nnect wh each other.