The Indian psyche does not comprehend homosexual love. For it has mostly been a witness to the trans-gender experience. We get to see that in the story of Mohinī and Maheśvara, where Viṣṇu takes the form of a ravishing young maiden named Mohinī to seduce the Asuras after the Samudramanthana. She sprang out of the Ocean of Milk yielding the amṛta-kalaśa, the nectar of immortality. When the Asuras chased her, she called out to Śiva for help. Śiva appears instantly in order to protect his worshipper and eventually succumbs to the unparalleled beauty of Mohinī’s form. They both make love and give birth to a child, named Hari-Hara-Suta (Translation: the son of Hari and Hara), also known as Ayappa in the South. However, the story is about total shape-shifting, where Viṣṇu has taken the complete form of a woman when he unites with Śiva as Mohinī. Hence, the attraction felt by Śiva cannot be seen as homo-erotic. It is purely heterosexual (as he is attracted to a female form) and the union is with a trans-woman, since Viṣṇu was male by birth and changes his form, it certainly suggests a trans experience for him during intercourse.
