Being LGBTIQA in India and importance of allies | Vishal Pinjani | TEDxTarabaiPark

Vishal speaks about coming out as a gay and struggles of the journey of self acceptance and being accepted by the society. He talks about LGBTIQA, its taboos and importance of allies. Vishal Pinjani is the founder of ABHIMAAN, Kolhapur's first community-based organization for members of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgenders, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) communities. ABHIMAAN organizes campaigns and activities to create awareness about gender and sexual minorities. He is also an entrepreneur, running a bookstore and publication house. As a publisher Vishal has launched several first time authors. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx