-Caveat Lector- Thousands of Eunuchs to Meet Updated: Thu, Jun 14 8:11 AM EDT LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) - Thousands of eunuchs from across India are converging on a remote northern town for a national convention expected to seek ways of promoting their role in politics, organizers said Wednesday. Eunuchs, called "hijras" in India, are mostly men castrated at puberty and are referred to as "she." The expression is broadly used for those classified as neither male nor female. The convention, being held between June 20-29, will chart out an agenda for eunuchs including a more active role in politics. Organizers said it would be attended by several high-profile eunuchs. They include Shabnam Mausi, a lawmaker in an Indian state, and two others who are mayors. There is no official estimate of India's "hijra" population, but they are said to number around 500,000. They live mainly by collecting cash gifts from people on auspicious occasions, often by dancing to songs from Hindi movies. Groups of eunuchs dressed in colorful saris with heavy make-up and jewelry often turn up uninvited at wedding parties and leave only after receiving generous cash donations. The meeting will be held at Rath, 300 km (185 miles) south of Lucknow, the capital of India's Uttar Pradesh province. Organizers said they chose the town as it was once ruled by a mythological king whose son was a eunuch. ANOMALOUS IMAGES http://www.anomalous-images.com <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
