Jun 03, 2025
India’s first openly gay royal. His revelation in 2006 about his sexuality triggered a nationwide scandal, resulting in expulsion from his inheritance.
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A brilliant mathematician of 1952, he was arrested and convicted for being gay by the British government.
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African-American transgender rights activist, whose work in the 1960s and 1970s had a huge impact on the LGBT community.
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A transgender activist, Tripathi is a familiar face at international forums. She runs an NGO, called Astitva Trust to support and empower trans people.
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An openly gay film director in Bollywood, his directorial debut My Brother Nikhil was the first mainstream Hindi film to focus on homosexuality and AIDS in India.
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Starring in 'How I Met Your Mother,' as the lead actor, he broke television stereotypes when he came out publicly in 2006.
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Asian Games silver medallist and Olympian, she is India’s first openly queer athlete.
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