Meet Nav Noronha, India's first openly gay stand-up edian who is also an engeerg graduate- Exlive

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• MEET NAV NORONHA, INDIA'S FIRST OPENLY GAY STAND-UP EDIAN WHO IS ALSO AN ENGEERG GRADUATE
• INDIAN CELEBS WHO ARE OPENLY GAY AND PROUD TO BE LGBTQIA+
• GAY INDIAN IC BTS BIAS WHOUT JUDGMENT

MEET NAV NORONHA, INDIA'S FIRST OPENLY GAY STAND-UP EDIAN WHO IS ALSO AN ENGEERG GRADUATE

India's first openly gay stand-up edian Nav Noronha is based out of Mumbai and is one of the only stand-up edians the untry to reprent the LGBTQI+ muny. He often sgle-handly fights the prevalent and sadly, often celebrated, homophobia the prent stand-up edy scene India.

Beg happily gay: Nav is a edian, wrer, improv artist and podster. There are always homophob who assume certa stereotyp but otherwise, most of his iends and lleagu have been terted learng more about the LGBTQ culture. Dpe beg the 21st century, discsns around the topic of homosexualy tend to be regrsive as many ntue to look at people wh "different" sexual orientatn as a subject of mockery.

The recent cint, where a man Delhi had to stand up for the LGBTQIA+ muny after hearg the dience crackg homophobic jok while watchg Badhaai Do, which featur a lbian uple played by Chum Darang and Bhumi READ: 'Fally My Communy Has A Film', Rajkummar Rao's Sister--Law Parnalekha Lds 'Badhaai Do'.

INDIAN CELEBS WHO ARE OPENLY GAY AND PROUD TO BE LGBTQIA+

Intertgly, Apurva Asrani, who is among the few openly gay men the dtry, opened up about his sexual orientatn back 1998. As per reports, Vasu Primlani is among the first openly gay stand up edian. Makg her directnal but 2005 wh Amu, Shonali is known for litely tacklg subjects around sexualy and spreadg awarens about the LsInstagramShant DivgikarFrom appearg on realy shows to beg crowned Mr Gay India 2014, mol Shant Divgikar has ...

GAY INDIAN IC BTS BIAS WHOUT JUDGMENT

Read MoreFrom appearg on realy shows to beg crowned Mr Gay India 2014, mol Shant Divgikar has e a long way. In an terview, the Indian novelist and poet had shared how he wish that homosexuals across the untry would be able to be open about their sexualy and e out. Vikram, who openly intifi himself as a bi-sexual, was also ld for his opns on homosexualy Ls.

Hannah Gadsby, for example, speaks about growg up as a lbian Tasmania, where homosexualy was illegal until 1997. And Bowen Yang beme the first Asian-Amerin and third openly gay st member on "Saturday Night Live. Risg to fame followg her special "Nate, " Gadsby has phed edy to new levels by weavg together personal stori, art history lsons, and sthg monologu — routely takg hs at men and the chronicl her childhood growg up as a lbian Tasmania, where homosexualy was illegal until 1997.