Sonal Giani (born 22 May 1987) is an LGBTQ activist and actor. She is known for her pioneering work in Lesbian and Bisexual women’s issues as well as LGBTQ youth work. She co-founded one of India’s largest LGBTQ youth initiatives “Yaariyan” (friendship) and Umang (Joy), an LBT initiative in Mumbai. In 2016, she was awarded the Diversity Leadership Award by the World HRD Congress and featured in ‘India’s 8 LGBT role models under 30’ by Gaysi. In 2013, she was listed by Bombay Dost as one of the ‘Top Ten LGBT Turks to watch out for’. While working as the Advocacy Manager at the Humsafar Trust she also was part of film projects, theatre productions and represented the Indian LGBTQ community globally.
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22 May 1987 (age 38)
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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