But in last five years, lots of characters are representing our stories. India’s first transgender model and actress, Nikkiey Chawla also thinks the representation of gay, lesbian and transgender characters has increased, “Rewinding back to 15 years, we have seen just Bobby Darling in films and she had got only funny characters to portray, which wasn’t representing us LGBTQ members in good light. “I have been accepted by the industry with open arms and never in my profession I was targeted or made fun for being gay,” beams Coco. Badhaai do Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui Shubh Mangal Zyada SaavdhanĪnother gay make-up artiste, Coco Ballucci, who hails from Kolkata, has found a second home in Punjab while working in Pollywood industry. They also share whether the Indian content is furthering the cause of LGBT community as compared with that abroad. We talk to LGBTQIA+ members from different walks of life as well as artistes from the film industry to know their opinion on whether Indian films and series made in the past few years are giving the right representation to the community. So, we celebrate the coming-out stories of LGBTQIA+ members in June-called the Pride month.
It’s that no one should live in a closet” –JK Rowling
