Feast of Fun

George St. George sits at the Harmandir Sahib or “Golden Temple”, the most sacred Sikh Gurdwara located in the city of Amritsar, Punjab, India. The complex is surrounded by a holy lake where people bathe to cleanse themselves spiritually. The temple itself is made of marble and then plated in real gold. Photo: George St. George.

It’s with a heavy heart that we announce the death of our friend and guest of Feast of Fun, George Saint George. George died November 5, 2016 while in his newly adopted home of India. Our hearts go out to all of George’s friends and family.

Listen as we talked with George this past June about his adventures in India. Originally posted on 06.23.16

India may be the land of Kama Sutra, but many of the techniques in the book on how to get jiggy with it could land you in jail. Most recently, India’s Supreme Court undid their landmark ruling and recriminalized gay sex once again.

Gay couple get married at the Mumbai Pride March in March of 2015. The onlookers were not happy about it. Photo: George St. George.

Despite our differences, every Pride March must have guys wearing rainbow colored balloons. Mumbai Pride, March 2015. Photo: George St. George.

Our guest today is George St George, who for the past two years has been living in India seeking adventure and exploring the country’s gay culture.

Listen as George St. George tells us how he found himself entangled with India’s conservative colonial heritage, closeted gays, anti-muslim factions and gangs of hijras, transgender women recognized by the government as a 3rd sex.

George St. George (in lime green) being blessed by the local hijra (transgender religious group) at the Becharaji Temple, the goddess worshipped by many Hindu transgender people. Photo: George St. George.

Young gay men covered in colorful pigment for the Holi Festival at Prince Manvendra’s farm in Rajpipla, India. Photo: George St. George.

George St. George covered in colorful pigment for the Holi Festival at Prince Manvendra’s farm in Rajpipla, India. Photo: George St. George.

A young man covered with colorful pigment for the Holi Festival at Prince Manvendra’s farm in Rajpipla, India. Photo: George St. George.

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