Jun 03, 2025

7 Inspiring LGBTQ+ Icons You Should Know About

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Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil

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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Alan Turning

A brilliant mathematician of 1952, he was arrested and convicted for being gay by the British government.

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Marsha P. Johnson

African-American transgender rights activist, whose work in the 1960s and 1970s had a huge impact on the LGBT community.

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Laxmi Narayan Tripathi

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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Onir

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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Neil Patrick Harris

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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Dutee Chand

Asian Games silver medallist and Olympian, she is India’s first openly queer athlete.

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