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Pride and Prejudice

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Welcome! If you’ve reached this space, it means that you are an ally or want to be an ally of the LGBTQIA+ community. This podcast intends to bring to focus South Asian LGBT pride and identity and address some of the prejudices against them. It features interviews with various members of the community, all coming forward to share their journey in embracing their true identity. They’ve talked about their struggles and lessons learnt along the way in the hope that it will help other LGBTQIA+ people to make peace with their circumstances and be brave enough to be themselves.

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June 26, 2023

Vignesh Babaiah

Vignesh Babaiah was born in Bengaluru and grew up in Hyderabad. Raised in a close-knit Telugu family, he was constantly surrounded by family and friends, who showered tons of affection, care and love. He went to graduate school (Computer Science) in 2013 at the Northwest Missouri State University and has worked/lived in several states across the US. He has been in Dallas since 2016. He says that it has been an interesting journey to find himself, form his identity in the LGBTQIA+ community and learn how to embrace it every day that he exists. He has learnt to make his own traditions, unlearning and relearning ways of approaching life. He is grateful to every person, situation and feeling that made him who he is and all that which is yet to come. Please note that this is a segment that aired on Radio Caravan, Dallas, on June 22, 2023, to spread awareness during the Pride Month. It doesn't have his entire personal story and is just a small excerpt from his journey, but the full interview will follow.

November 2, 2020

Shyraa Roy

Shyraa Roy is a Pakistani Singer and an actress. She started her journey in 2016 with cameo roles in bollywood movies like Mohenjodaro, Saaho and Street dancer and ended up working with B-town celebrities.  Shyraa is a transgender women with gender dysphoria, a condition which involves a conflict between a person’s physical or assigned gender and the gender with which he/she/they identify. Shyraa felt that her gender was not alligned and she coorected that with surgery. She now feels whole and correct and continues to fight the constant judgement that she faces from society. After many struggles and uphill battles, Shyraa is now a playback singer, in Bollywood. Her first single, Raat, was picked up by the famous director, Vikram Bhatt, and used in his movie. This was her first musical break in Bollywood. Shyraa is also a producer and writer who owns a media company called Roy Motion Pictures.

October 11, 2020

Avani - Part 2

Avani is the second daughter of Indian immigrants who moved to the U.S. in the 1970s. After being born in Pennsylvania, she lived in several different states before moving to Texas when she was 10 years old. She has spent most of her life here and now works at a large research university as a career coach for health professions students. She is passionate about animals, the environment, and helping create a world where there is more open dialogue rather than censoring opinions that may make us uncomfortable. She truly believes there are teachers all around us from the tiniest ant to the largest whale in the ocean. This interview is split into two parts. You are listening to Part 2 of Avani’s journey where she talks about her mother, Pragna Trivedi’s, incredible response and support after she got to know about Avani’s identity. You will also hear about her mother’s own journey as a child raised in a large joint family in India, to migrating to the States, to making the leap from a homemaker to a career woman, all the while ensuring that she never neglected her family’s needs. We’ll continue from where we left Part 1.

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What is Pride and Prejudice?: Welcome! If you’ve reached this space, it means that you are an ally or want to be an ally of the LGBTQIA+ community.

This podcast intends to bring to focus South Asian LGBT pride and identity and address some of the prejudices against them. It features interviews with various members of the community, all coming forward to share their journey in embracing their true identity. They’ve talked about their struggles and lessons learnt along the way in the hope that it will help other LGBTQIA+ people to make peace with their circumstances and be brave enough to be themselves.
How often does this podcast release new episodes?: This podcast updates daily.
Where can I listen to this podcast?: This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
Does this podcast accept guests?: Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.

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