Fightin’ the good fight.
Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil
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Prince Manvendra is not just India's, but the world's first openly gay prince. Publicly disowned by his mother when he came out, he has been on Oprah thrice and now fights for LGBT rights in India and the world over. In 2014, he started a campaign called Free Gay India.
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Alok Vaid-Menon
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One half of the New York-based trans performance art duo Darkmatter, known for their artistry with words and their focus on trans rights activism, Alok Vaid-Menon is a trans-feminine Indian-American poet, performance artist, and activist. They're best known for their stellar spoken-word poetry and, obviously, for being a work of fashion art.
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Janani Balasubramanian
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The other half of Darkmatter, Janani is a graphic designer, writer, and a total punthusiast. Together, the pair work on opening dialogue about the lack of representation of trans people of colour, while simultaneously giving the world intense aesthetic goals on all levels.
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Harish Iyer
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Harish Iyer is a Mumbai-based LGBT rights activist, columnist, and environmentalist who stands up for a number of sociopolitical causes in India. Iyer's mum recently had India's first gay matrimonial ad printed in an Indian daily, seeking a "well-placed vegetarian groom" for her son.
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