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Look at these two clippings. One is the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara from Sri Lanka, a late Anuradhapura period c. 9th century gilt bronze, height 49.8 cm from the National Museum, Colombo. I found the small picture in a Buddhist books catalogue, and recognised, immediately, the sculptor as gay. A friend remarked that the model, too, was gay. (But of course!) Observe the Bodisattva's ornate crown, and his hand in what some would call a ''mudra'', but what I would call ''making the magic''. Notice the rather sensual and receptive position of the Bodhisattva's legs, with the boy's energy field impressed, ambiguously, as folds in his loincloth. He is very pretty and has a serene gaze.
The second clipping is pretty Mathew Little, Mr Gay Queensland, some years back. This pic was an advert clipped from a Campaign Australia gay magazine, and ran in many issues back in the Nineties. Look at the almost identical attitude in the two pictures. Describe (aloud) what is similar, and what is different.
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