A final project of 3rd semester gave me the freedom to choose any topic. Talking about Homosexuality is like a taboo in engineering colleges. So, I thought of clearing the air about this obvious and natural topic, and make people understand that Homosexuality has had its beginning from India also. I hope you like the the Presentation. The facts are dated back to 2011.

1. HOMOSEXUALITY
IN INDIA AND THE WORLD

2. Do you know
these great
personalities?

3. Some great warriors
Alexander The Great Julius Caesar
Mark Anthony

4. Some Great
Thinkers
Plato and Aristotle. Below - Socrates
Leonardo Da Vinci William Shakespeare

5. Some Great Leaders
Abraham Lincoln Adolf Hitler
George Washington

6. Some
Great
Artists
Janis Joplin Billie Joe Armstrong

7. Origin Of Homosexuality
In The World
•Greece – 480 BC
•Egypt – 2400 BC
•East Asia – 600 BC
•Middle East, South and
Central Asia

8. Origin Of Homosexuality
In INDIA
•The Arthashastra
•The Manusmriti
•The Kama sutra
•Different punishments for
men and women homosexuals

9. Psychology And Reactions
In The World
• 390 BC – Emperor
Valentinia II
• The Renaissance and
other Asian countries.
•1886 – Mental disorder
• 1933 – Hitler’s rule

10. Psychology And Reactions
In India
• BCEs
• Muslim (Mughal)
rulers
• The British Raj
• After Independence

11. The
Beginning Of
A Brighter
Day

12. Achievement Of Civil Rights
In The World
• 1973 – Removed from DSM
• 1977 – Quebec
• 1980s and 1990s – New
laws in developed countries
• Old tradition followed in
some countries.

13. World Homosexuality Laws
Homosexuality legal Homosexuality illegal
Same-sex marriage Minimal penalty
Other type of partnership Large penalty
Same-sex marriage recognized Life in prison
Homosexuality legal but same-sex unions not recognized Death penalty

14. Achievement Of Civil Rights
In India
• 2009 – Section 377
challenged
• Naz Foundation vs. Govt.
of NCT of Delhi
• 18 – Age of homosexual
conduct
• 2011 – Same sex marriage

16. Homosexuality In
Hollywood
• A source of humor.
• The Sissy and Charlie
Chaplin.
• Opposition by the
Church.
• Villains as homosexuals.
• Movies gave social
identity to homosexuals.

18. Homosexuality In
Bollywood
• Anupam Kher as
effeminate man.
• Less respect for gay
community.
• Not acceptable by mass.
• No film on the theme
homosexuality yet.
• Deepa Mehta’s “Fire”.

20. Homosexuality In Animals
• 1999 review by
researcher Bruce
Bagemihl.
• Observed in around 1500
species.
• Well documented for
500.
• Commonly seen in
domesticated Sheep.
• Experiment with mice.

21. Some homosexual Animals
Animals
Black Swans
Penguins
Amazon Dolphin
Bonobo

22. Some Homosexual Animals
Animals
Lions
Sheep
Dragonfly
Giraffe