Gandhi's Secret Gay Love Letters

[William769]

When historian Joseph Lelyveld, released the biography Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle With India, some Indian politicians who had not even read the book banned it in their home regions.

The reason? Because the book claimed that Gandhi was totally in love with a German-Jewish bodybuilder and lifelong bachelor named Hermann Kallenbach.

During their 41-year friendship, the two men wrote increasingly faggy letters to each other, discussing their personal ideals and fawning over their mutual admiration of one another.

These letters were supposed to go up for auction sometime soon at Southeby's in London, but the Indian government paid more than $1.28 million to snag the 1,000+ letters and put them in the National Archives where they might never be seen again.

http://www.gay.net/news/2012/07/13/gandhis-secret-gay-love-letters

[closeupready]

1. "increasingly faggy letters"??? Um, okay -

I'm betting that an 'accident' will happen to the letters, destroying them 'inadvertently'.

I wasn't sure I wanted to comment on the 'faggy' reference, but I think I do, on second thought:

I have no idea who wrote this opinion piece, but is it safe to assume he's gay? If so, then if minority self-hatred needs an example for textbook illustration, I'd suggest this opinion piece is a good one.

[William769]

2. I agree with what you said.

I almost didn't post this because of that statement. But then I thought the story was greater than the comment.

[closeupready]

3. The story is greater than that ugly remark, so thanks for posting. I actually

saw this story earlier today (not Villareal's remarks, but the facts of the story on AP).

And there are all kinds of levels on which this story is remarkable to me, so I won't belabor the side point. Cheers!

[stevenleser]

4. Looks like they have edited the article, removed "faggy" and replaced it with 'gay'

File this under, "Good that you changed it but wtf were you thinking" category.

[closeupready]

5. Okay, yes it reads better now.

He may have just been trying too hard to be campy.

Anyway, have a nice weekend, everyone!

[William769]

6. I will only have a nice weekend if you have one also.

[ilikeitthatway]

7. There are people who believe that homosexuality is a new concept

that never existed before the 20th century.

It's hilarious when everyone gets bent out of shape after hearing that a historical figure could possibly have been gay. It's somehow "just not possible."

Gays have been around since the dawn of time.