India has the reputation of being a very “sexually tolerant” society (Nanda 1999: 49). The reason for this is the role that the Hegira plays in the Hindu religion, but also because Islam and Hinduism are both sex-positive. This means that these two religions have a particularly wide range of sexual expression and acceptance compared to Western cultures (Nanda 1999: 50). More specifically for Hinduism, “humans achieve their goals: salvation, happiness, knowledge and (sexual) pleasure” (Nanda 1999: 50). This is different from Western cultures because many Westerners view sexual expression within very strict categories and contractions of these categories cause discomfort in some people. Hinduism allows for more options in sexual expression, which helps “celebrate the idea that the universe is infinitely varied and that all possibilities can exist without being mutually exclusive” (Nanda 1999: 53). Indians are very tolerable, accept social exceptions and have an infinite number of different personalities to the point where Hijras are