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India’s Gay Hero - The Pink Prince

Subject:

How a sensitive royal became India's gay hero

Author:

Jurriaan Teulings

Photography:

Jurriaan Teulings

Narrative,

4023 words

Synopsis:

According to Indian superstition, people who are born into royalty were mauled and eaten by a tiger in a past life. but what karmic circumstance makes for the birth of a gay prince? Whatever it was, it instilled the successor to the throne of Rajpipla with the courage to become the first openly gay prince in history. Writer/photographer Jurriaan Teulings paid him a visit at his pink palace in Gujarat.

Quote:

“The gays within the royal circle who are still cowering in the closet are terrified that I will expose them. Closeted gays are always the worst homophobes.”

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