Tantric homophobia? Say it ain't so...

I received an invite in my inbox from a group who needed more females to show up at their "Tantric Puja" event. I laughed and deleted it, thinking "sorry, won't participate in your homophobia..." But it got me to thinking...Why are so many so-called Tantrics taking issue with same-sex couples practicing and/or showing up at their events? I boycott anything that is "gender balanced," as that tells me right off the bat that same-sex couples are not invited...i.e. discriminated against.

But Sienna, you say, you're married to a GUY. Doesn't that make you heterosexual? Why would discrimination that doesn't affect you even bother you?

First off, I'm not het. I'm bi. AMAF, I'm probably the most comfortable bisexual individual you will ever meet. Second, many times, I'd rather go out with a woman than a guy. My husband doesn't enjoy a lot of the same things I do, and my girlfriends do. I certainly can't take a girl to a gender-balanced event, now can I? Third, many many many of my friends are not straight. These are people I love and care deeply about. I actually am rather bored by straight relationships...(yeah, even my own sometimes!)

In my experience, gays who are not in the closet are the coolest folks on earth. They don't give a shit about stigmas anymore. They have learned to think outside the box, and they laugh in the face of fear. It's not any easier being gay than it is being black...even if it is easier to pass...but seriously, discriminate against a gay person and you're discriminating against me too.

Tantra shows us that we are all the same Energy underneath it all. Anyone who practices Tantra understands that the package on the outside includes gender, but the inner self does not. Therefore, gender is irrelevant to a Tantric practitioner. SO WHY THE FUCK DO THEY NEED GENDER BALANCE???

Yeah, that's a rhetorical question. I know that they are freaked out and would prefer to discriminate rather than face their own fears. I know that deep down they have never examined their own gender preferences, otherwise they would know that there is nothing to fear in letting same-sex couples participate in group activities. I know that they create meditations and rituals for two people to share, and their choreography gets all fucked up if they aren't gender biased (rewrite the fucking choreography, dumbass...) These are lame fuckedup reasons to discriminate.

I don't care what gender you are, what gender you love, what gender you would like to be. I don't care if you fuck, suck, or play with toys to achieve your personal orgasms. I don't really give a rat's ass what happens between you and any other consenting adult in the privacy of your bedroom. I don't mind seeing Public Displays of Affection between any two humans, as long as it don't get too messy...

And this is why I'm encouraging same-sex couples at the American Tantra party. If you know of any non-straight human being who has the misguided understanding that Tantra is for Heteros only...please have them email me. I'll set 'em straight...HA HA HA HA! (yeah, I crack me up...)

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