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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+
- FAMO GAY MEN INDIA
- ONE GAY ARTIST VS. INDIA'S 'MORAL POLICE'
- BHUPEN KHAKHAR'S GAY PATG SOLD FOR RERD RS 22.5 CRORE
- THE SLOW EVOLUTN OF GAY CULTURE INDIA
8 BOLLYWOOD STARS AND INDIAN CELEBRI WHO ARE GAY
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In a landmark lg, India’s Supreme Court crimalised homosexualy on Thursday.
But who are India’s gay celebri?
INDIAN CELEBS WHO ARE OPENLY GAY AND PROUD TO BE LGBTQIA+
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Wh gay sex only jt beg legal, will take time for the big stars India’s celebry world to e out.
FAMO GAY MEN INDIA
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! 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.
ONE GAY ARTIST VS. INDIA'S 'MORAL POLICE'
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Gay World India 2016, Anwh Sahoo has sce rved a name for himself as an artist, blogger, wrer, mol, actor and a TEDx speaker.
BHUPEN KHAKHAR'S GAY PATG SOLD FOR RERD RS 22.5 CRORE
Gay India 2016 and youngt wner of the pageant the untry, is an illtrator, wrer, mol and TEDx speaker.
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THE SLOW EVOLUTN OF GAY CULTURE INDIA
Photo: Rapheal BegayEric-Pl Riege, 27, based Gallup, N.