Coming Out as a Western Concept (LGBT History Month)

Living authentically means being true to yourself first (self-acceptance) and it doesn’t mean you have to be visibly queer just to be valid. How we present ourselves to others and our family (coming out), is a choice we make to project our authentic selves.

Full LGBT History Month article here

Read my article in which I explore ‘Coming Out as a Western Concept’ in this special edition of The Rights Collective zine for LGBT History Month (guest edited by the wonderful Dee Jas)

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Foreword by Editor Dee Jas (We Are Colurfull):

Our combined passion was sharing the stories of South Asian diaspora, and celebrating the queer South Asian community both here and abroad in this issue. Given it's LGBT History Month (just!), we wanted to shine a light on the people and stories that deserve to be heard. Plus my Mum contributed to it too, isn't that fucking brilliant owat? (given how my coming out journey started).

Stories and art have the power to shift something in people's hearts and minds. They connect with us in a way that facts and figures can't. Reading these personal stories again and again, I couldn't help but be touched by these incredible people who navigate our dual identities across sexuality, race and culture.

Full issue here