It is difficult to determine a single position on homosexuality in Taoism, as the term Taoism is used to describe a number of disparate religious traditions, from organised religious movements such as Quanzhen to Chinese folk religion and even a school of philosophy. The vast majority of adherents live in China and among Chinese Diaspora communities elsewhere, and so attitudes to homosexuality within Taoism often reflect the values and sexual norms of broader Chinese society (see Homosexuality in China). The relationship between homosexuality and religion varies greatly across time and place, within and between different religions and sects, and regarding different forms of homosexuality and bisexuality. ... The issue of Homosexuality in Norse paganism has become a matter of debate in Ásatrú as practitioners try to reconcile mythology, history, historiography, and modern views regarding homosexuality. ... The issue of religion and sexual orientation has become a highly debated topic, involving religious morality, opinion of homosexuality, and questions of civil rights. ... Among Buddhists there is a wide diversity of opinion about homosexuality. ... The issue of Homosexuality within Christianityis that some old fuck wits think that there going 2 hell 4 being themselves, wat i say 2 them is go rape a donkey, and then someone might take an interest in them Traditionally, Christian churches have regarded homosexual sex as sinful, based on... Exclusive homosexuality in Confucianism is frowned upon, while non-exclusive has been traditionally accepted. ... In Falun Gong, homosexuality is traditionally viewed as a desire to be overcome, because it brings bad karma. ... Hindu views of homosexuality are diverse, as Hinduism is a heterogeneous religion with no central doctrinal authority. ... For age-structured homosexuality, see Pederasty in the Islamic world // Same-sex intercourse officially carries the death penalty in six Muslim nations: Saudi Arabia, Iran, Mauritania, Sudan, Somalia and Yemen. ... The subject of homosexuality in Judaism dates back to the Biblical book of Leviticus. ... The Church of Scientology is based upon the writings of author L. Ron Hubbard. ... Homosexuality in Shinto has a varied past of periods of acceptance and rejection. ... The supreme religious body of Sikhism teaches that homosexuality is unnatural and ungodly. The Sikh holy book, the Guru Granth Sahib, does not explicitly mention homosexuality. ... This article belongs in one or more categories. ... Homosexuality in Voodoo is religiously acceptable and homosexuals are allowed to participate in all religious activities. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... Taoism is the English name for a cluster of Chinese religious and philosophical traditions. ... the Quanzhen School is an important school in Chinese Taoism. ... Clothed statues of Matsu / Mazu (Chinese goddess of the Sea) Chinese folk religion comprises the religion practiced in much of China for thousands of years which included ancestor veneration and drew heavily upon concepts and beings within Chinese mythology. ... This article is 58 kilobytes or more in size. ... Overseas Chinese (華僑 in pinyin: huáqiáo, or 華胞 huábāo, or 僑胞 qiáobāo) are ethnic Chinese who live outside of Hong Kong, Taiwan. ... A sexual norm can refer to a personal or a social norm. ... Young men sipping tea, reading poetry, and making love; Individual panel from a hand scroll on homosexual themes, paint on silk; China, Qing Dynasty (eighteenth to nineteenth centuries); Kinsey Institute, Bloomington, Indiana The situation of homosexuality in China and Taiwan is currently quite ambiguous, although many instances have been recorded...

The Taoist tradition holds that males need the energies of females, and vice versa, in order to bring about balance, completion and transformation. These energies thought to be best obtained through heterosexual relations. Passionate homosexual expression is usually discouraged because it is believed to not lead to human fulfillment.^[1] However, homosexuality is not explicitly forbidden by the Taoist Holy Books, the Tao Te Ching and the Zhuangzi. The Tao Te Ching (道德經, Pinyin: D Jīng, thus sometimes rendered in recent works as Dao De Jing; archaic pre-Wade-Giles rendering: Tao Teh Ching; roughly translated as The Book of the Way and its Virtue (see dedicated chapter below on translating the title)) is... Zhuāngzǐ (pinyin), Chuang TzÅ­ (Wade-Giles), Chuang Tsu, Zhuang Tze, or Chuang Tse (Traditional Chinese characters: 莊子; Simplified Chinese characters: 庄子, literally meaning Master Zhuang) was a famous philosopher in ancient China who lived around the 4th century BCE during the Warring States Period, corresponding to the Hundred Schools of Thought...

Taoism stresses the relationship between yin and yang: two opposing forces which maintain harmony through balance. Heterosexuality is seen as the physical and emotional embodiment of the harmonious balance between yin and yang. Female homosexuality is generally accepted; it is referred to as yin on yin, or cleaning the mirrors, and is considered nurturing for femmininity. On the other hand, male homosexuality (yang on yang) is considered taboo among most taoist groups. And anal intercourse among male is considered to be damaging for the energetic system of the male involved. Interestingly anal intercourse among an heterosexual couple is considered to be ok, even when is the man to take a passive role (through a sex toy, or similar). Because although he is apparently passive, his energy is still yang, active, and penetrating the yin, passive energy of his companion.^[2] It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Taijitu. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...

Within the history of Taoism, however, homosexuality has found a place at certain times and places. For example, Taoist nuns exchanged love poems during the Tang dynasty.^[3] The Tang Dynasty (Chinese: ; pinyin: ) (18 June 618 – 4 June 907), lasting about three centuries, preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by the Song Dynasty and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period in China. ...

References

1. ^ Wawrytko, Sandra (1993). Homosexuality and Chinese and Japanese Religions in "Homosexuality and World Religions", edited by Arlene Swidler. Trinity Press International, 1993.
2. ^ http://www.compassionatedragon.com/taoist_sex_more.html
3. ^ http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/china,5.html