This episode we’re off to study the Hindu religion of India where… we’ll find… don’t make a dad joke… don’t make a dad joke – we’ll find out where the term better half REALLY comes! Sorry, low hanging fruit is apparently my kryptonite. And for our fact, we’ll learn about an entire group of intersex people blessing Indian couples for thousands of years. Giving you your biweekly does of cheesy and endearing, here… on the Colored Folklore podcast.
00:57 – Music: Mr. Mischief, All Good Folks (via Music Vine)
01:16 – Episode Art: Jacqueline
02:55 – Hinduism & LGBT Themes in Hinduism
03:25 – Censor Beep, by SoundJay
05:14 – Cassell's Encyclopedia of Queer Myth, Symbol and Spirit: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Lore
12:12 – Mystic India, by JBlanks
- Raktim Dutta’s Blog
- When Ultimate Man Became Half-Woman
- New World Encyclopedia
- Speaking Tree
- Satya Chaitanya’s Article
- Britannica
- Hindspiration
20:21 – India Sunrise, by AndySlatter
20:42 – Take Aways
- Intersex People in History
- How Britain Tried to Erase India’s Third Gender
- India’s Third Gender
- The Hijras of India
- Not This, Not That
- Job Snubs to Forced Surgery
- Human Rights Watch
- From Mythology to Harsh Reality
33:28 – Colored Folklore contact information
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