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Contents:

• 8 BOLLYWOOD STARS AND INDIAN CELEBRI WHO ARE GAY
• INDIAN CELEBS WHO ARE OPENLY GAY AND PROUD TO BE LGBTQIA+
• INDIAN-AMERIN GAY UPL FD NEW FORMS OF UNN AMID STIGMA
• LOVE STORY OF AN INDIAN GAY COUPLE WHO FALLY GOT MARRIED
• INDIAN AMERIN GAY UPLE WHO WENT VIRAL FOR TRADNAL HDU WEDDG ANNOUNC FIRST BABY
• INDIAN GAY UPL BEG LEGAL BATTLE FOR SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
• THIS INDIAN GAY UPLE SAID ‘I DO’ GIBRALTAR
• FAMO GAY MEN INDIA
• GAY INDIAN COUPLE HOLDS A TRADNAL WEDDG CEREMONY IN A HDU TEMPLE, AND THEIR PHOTOS GO VIRAL
• INDIAN GAY UPL BEG LEGAL BATTLE FOR SAME-SEX MARRIAGE

8 BOLLYWOOD STARS AND INDIAN CELEBRI WHO ARE GAY

In a landmark lg, India’s Supreme Court crimalised homosexualy on Thursday.

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

But who are India’s gay celebri? Wh gay sex only jt beg legal, will take time for the big stars India’s celebry world to e out.

Here’s a list of India’s top lbian, gay, and bisexual stars. Director and producer Karan Johar has never officially e out as gay. Decrimalisg homosexualy and abolishg #Sectn377 is a huge thumbs up for humany and equal rights!

INDIAN-AMERIN GAY UPL FD NEW FORMS OF UNN AMID STIGMA

Award-wng filmmaker, edor and wrer Apurva Asrani, who is known workg on succsful films like Satya (1998), Shahid (2013) and CyLights (2014), is one of few openly gay men Indian cema. He ntued: “There is much healg that needs to happen wh the gay muny. “The largt qutn, I thk, before India is not jt terms of legalisg homosexualy bisexualy or the transgenr muny, is social acceptance…there’s a great difference between the two thgs.

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'. 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 ...

LOVE STORY OF AN INDIAN GAY COUPLE WHO FALLY GOT MARRIED

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. Image source, Sameer SamudraImage ptn, Sameer (L) and Am stggled to fd a Hdu prit willg to marry themExclud by tradnal marriage ceremoni, Indian-Amerin gay upl the US are fdg new and unique ways to solemnise their unns, reports Sava Patel.

I was agonised when one of them quoted an exorbant amount jt bee I am gay! But that's easier said than done for gay upl - even the US where same-sex unns were legalised 2015. More than 300, 000 gay upl have wed the untry sce then.

INDIAN AMERIN GAY UPLE WHO WENT VIRAL FOR TRADNAL HDU WEDDG ANNOUNC FIRST BABY

Templ refg to host same-sex weddgs, prits hangg up on their phone lls or unwillg to tweak the ceremony to su them and, some s, not even showg up on the day of the weddg - the experienc have driven Indian-Amerin gay upl to fall back on iends and well-wishers to create unique ceremoni rooted their culture. Ashok Sanghavi is a Ja prit who works as a tax nsultant - his vios om 2019 of Vaibhav Ja and Parag Mehta's gay Ja weddg spired many gay upl worldwi.

Rellg a recent gay weddg where he officiated, he add "The elrly parents of the groom thanked me wh tears their ey 'for givg our son a place our culture'. San Francis, spe s history of acceptance, is woefully short of prits willg to marry gay upl. Its numero Hdu templ don't allow gay weddgs.

INDIAN GAY UPL BEG LEGAL BATTLE FOR SAME-SEX MARRIAGE

Our LA-based prit happened to be a gay man who om my muny, " Ms Narayanan said. I will be more than happy to do if a gay uple approached me. " Sava Patel is an pennt journalist based San Francis, where she vers geo-polics, tech, public health and the Indian ptn, India's gay prce opens his palace for LGBT muny.

THIS INDIAN GAY UPLE SAID ‘I DO’ GIBRALTAR

Meet Sameer Samudra and Am Gokhale, an Indian gay uple, settled the Uned Stat, who had the urage to e out of their closets, clare their sexualy to their fai and the world, and got married acrdg to tradnal Maharashtrian this betiful uple, the only thg that matters is to hold each other’s hand through thick and th. After a long battle wh homophobia and overg many other hurdl, they are together; and here is their exclive heartwarmg love story. ”- SameerAm was lookg for a male iend on GayBombay’s mailg list and Sameer rpond.

FAMO GAY MEN INDIA

”- AmWhile Am and Sameer were sure about their relatnship and s future, they had an uphill task ahead bee their nservative Indian fai had major rervatns agast homosexualy. To help his fay e to terms wh the suatn, Am even took them to a psychiatrist, who helped them unrstand that homosexualy is talks about the whole suatn and says, “I thk is a work progrs and I believe will be. Indian parents have a lot to learn and know about homosexualy.

Remend Read: Watch a Betiful Indian Gay Marriage Proposal that will Melt Your HeartTheir big, fat Indian weddg“Our weddg was the happit moment of our liv. Jubliant and exced Sameer and Am (far right) after they got they ma their unn official, Ptsburgh (Image by: Michael HenngerDon't Miss: Cool and Unique Ways to Announce Your Engagement StyleTheir relatnship mantra and advice to other gay upl“Believe love and the power of love.

GAY INDIAN COUPLE HOLDS A TRADNAL WEDDG CEREMONY IN A HDU TEMPLE, AND THEIR PHOTOS GO VIRAL

”- SameerAm and Sameer say that for a gay relatnship to last long, munitn, rpect and love for each other should transcend looks and bodi. ”To other gay upl, Sameer says “Don’t give up!

INDIAN GAY UPL BEG LEGAL BATTLE FOR SAME-SEX MARRIAGE

"I hope India would legalise gay marriage one day. Sameer talks about his hop and says, “I hope India would legalise gay marriage one day. Unls a big cultural revolutn happens, I don’t see Gay Marriag beg legal India, anytime sooner.

[Source]Before you read:Two Grooms Held The Most Incredible Hdu Weddg and the Photos Will Give You FeelgsInter-famo Indian Amerin gay uple Am Shah and Adya Madiraju are expectg a new addn to their and Madiraju, who went viral 2019 for holdg a tradnal Hdu weddg, revealed the excg news on Instagram and an exclive terview wh om NextShark: Inter search for mystery owner of lost SD rd full of photos om 2008 Beijg OlympicsThe uple also shared that their first child will be born sometime , who hails om New Jersey, first met his hband, Madiraju, who was born New Delhi, India, at a om NextShark: 'Kg of Mandopop' Jay Chou ‘shocked’ after disverg his 4-year-old son drawg mil notThe ia of startg a fay was a years-long procs for the uple, wh Madiraju, who works as a wealth management bank employee and bety blogger, sharg that they first discsed havg children on their first date.

"“We won't be gay parents, we'll jt be parents, " he adds.