And today, as my movie is screened before me, walking the red carpet alongside luminaries like Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Sunny  Leone, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Saif Ali Khan, and many more.

The first time I tried stepping out of the closet and telling my parents that I am not straight, they called it an effect of westernisation, and blamed it on the media I consume.

For the queer heroes rising in STEM, my advice is to claim your space, even if it feels like fighting dragons.

To my fellow practitioners, I advocate embracing the fear of not knowing everything about the human experience, for within that gap lies an opportunity to learn!

Despite my mother's acceptance and permission to decorate my room with paintings and Barbie posters, I was confined to four walls, sheltered from the outside world.

The bigger problem is, that even within the queer community, there’s stigma and discrimination for people who struggle with substance abuse.