Sanatana Dharma is not "anti lgbtq"
I am tired of seeing so-called self proclaimed "Sanatanis" being absolutely vile and hateful towards LGBTQ people. If all you have is hatred and vitriol to spit of your mouth, then you are not a Sanatani, period.
Sanatana Dharma does not require you to be a cisgender heterosexual man to be called a "sanatani". Dharma is a journey, not some dogma etched in stone. Throughout history there have been countless depictions of LGBTQ people in Sanatana Dharma. Hijras have existed in our society since ancient times, but they were called "Criminal Tribes" by Britishers. Hating Hijras, is rather more colonial, more Abrahamic than "Sanatani". Similarly there is "tritiya prakriti" mentioned in Vedas, indicating presence of gender beyond the binary. There is story of rishi Bhagiratha who is born out of 2 widows, wives of king Dilip. Kamasutra also has references to same-sex relations.
Sanatana Dharma could have been a model for acceptance of queer people. But alas, people would rather hate, be misogynistic than accept. They are okay with being throughly colonial and Abrahamic in worldview, being "sanatani" is only for show.
Posted Apr 7, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC