9 famous Indian LGBTQ celebrities

Everyone should get equal rights to live in this beautiful world. Bisexual, Lesbian or Transgender does not mean end of all this.

The world celebrated fashion designer, Manish Arora, who lived in Delhi. He is a member of LGBTQ celebrities and worked as a creative directer of women’s wear

collection at Paco Robanne, a French fashion house. “I never had a doubt about my sexuality, even as a teenager. But did I ever feel a need to talk about it? No. May be because I thought, 

A filmmaker from Goa, India. He has also received a national  award, filmfare award and is a member of LGBTQ. “Same-sex couples in India have no

references and no role models to seek inspiration from.” Apurva and Siddharth has announced their separation of 14 years old relationship

Born in a family of Kashmiri Pandit of Srinagar, Bal was the one who designed costumes for Kaun Banega Crorepati. In 2006, Rohit won the award “Designer of the year” from Indian Fashion Awards.

Multi talented Pablo has worked as entrepreneur, artist, directer, producer as well as directed many international festivals.

Indian equal rights activist Harish Iyer who has been promoting rights of gay, bisexual, lesbian and transgender community. Moreover,

he is one of those who is a survivor of child sexual abuse. Harish is also a writer who flashed the lights through his writings and letters on difficult life of LGBTQ community.

Another LGBTQ celebrities and transgender from India, Akkai Padmashali, is a singer, motivational speaker and transgender activist. She has received Rajyotsava awards from the Government of Karnataka.

Indian, performance artist who sometimes becomes a cosplayer, worked as fashion designer. He danced in more than 700 shows. However, all that he was doing, his family was not to know.

I am a Hiten Noonwal, and I am a free bird. As I say, I am a free bird, I say it so easily, but  the Journey was so difficult. People usually look at me as two different identities…. 

- Hiten Noonwal

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The students never used to sit with me, and used to called me with a lot of names. They used to say ladaki, chhakka, hijada, 50-50…

- Hiten Noonwal

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Maya the drag Queen or Alex Mathew or Mayamma is a drag queen from India. Mother lover boy finally admitted that he is gay in September 2014

Many drag queen around the world are his inspirations, said in one of the TEDx Talks. When he saw a film called Mrs.

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Mother lover boy finally admitted that he is gay in September 2014. Many drag queen around the world are his inspirations, said in one of the TEDx Talks.