ly ▁works ▁being ▁written , ▁but ▁there ▁has ▁been ▁w ides p read ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁hom osex ual ity ▁in ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁with ▁H indu ▁references ▁to ▁hom osex ual ity ▁going ▁back ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁Century ▁B CE ▁text ▁Sat ap ath ab rah mana ' s ▁views ▁on ▁the ▁third ▁gender ▁and ▁hom osex uals . ▁ ▁Kam as ut ra ▁ ▁The ▁writ ings ▁of ▁V ats y ay ana ▁in ▁the ▁Kam as ut ra ▁around ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁century ▁B CE ▁shows ▁that ▁hom osex ual ity ▁was ▁posit ively ▁dep icted , ▁that ▁knowledge ▁of ▁hom osex ual ▁and ▁trans gender ▁sex ▁was ▁common , ▁and ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁taught ▁students / children ▁through ▁g ur uk ulas ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁sex ▁education ▁( class ical ▁schools ). ▁The ▁dep ict ions ▁show ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁hom osex ual ▁and ▁trans gender ▁sexual ▁behavior ▁such ▁as ▁fell atio ▁and ▁anal ▁sex . ▁ ▁The ▁writ ings ▁also ▁provide ▁a ▁scholar ly ▁insight ▁into ▁how ▁third ▁g enders ▁were ▁viewed ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁tr ti ya ▁p rak r ti ▁( third ▁nature ). ▁ ▁Ay ur ved a ▁ ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁H indu ▁medical ▁journ als ▁also ▁att est ▁to ▁the ▁support ▁and ▁medical ▁aid ▁provided ▁to ▁hom osex uals ▁and ▁third ▁g enders ▁during ▁this ▁period . ▁The ▁two ▁major ▁works ▁of ▁Ay ur ved a , ▁the ▁Car