Wikipedia has the best starting point to find out about hijras. It gives information about their history and politics. What is also interesting is that hijras can be biomales or biofemales who are transgendered.
Rupert Everett and hijras copyright BBC 2008
It was very interesting to me to see Rupert Everett do the programme about Richard Burton (Victorian Passions - Victorian Sex Explorer). I must confess I didn’t know much about Richard Burton apart from the Kama Sutra story and rumours of his being ‘gay’.
I loved this programme precisely because […]