Indian LGBTQ people

Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British singer, songwriter, record producer, and lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. Regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of rock music, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and four-octave vocal range. Mercury defied the conventions of a rock frontman, with his highly theatrical style influencing the artistic direction of Queen.

Karan Kumar Johar (born Rahul Kumar Johar, 25 May 1972), often informally referred to as KJo, is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, costume designer, actor and television personality who works in Hindi films.

Milind Soman is an Indian supermodel, actor, film producer and fitness promoter.

Deepak Parashar (born 2 April 1952) is an Indian actor and former model. He was a contestant on Bigg Boss in 2006.

Maulik Navin Pancholy (, born January 18, 1974) is an American actor and author who is best known for his roles as Jonathan on 30 Rock, Baljeet Tjinder in Phineas and Ferb, Neal in the first season of Whitney, and characters named Sanjay Patel in both Weeds and Sanjay and Craig. His debut novel, The Best at It (from Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins), is about a gay, Indian American boy coming into his own.

Rose Venkatesan is the first Indian talk show host based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She is a trans woman, and has been active in many fields like television and radio.

Sushant Divgikar is an Indian model, actor, performer, singer and video jockey who appears in television shows and films. In July 2014, he was crowned Mr Gay India 2014. He represented India at Mr Gay World 2014. He won various special awards during Mr Gay World 2014, and has been the only delegate from India to win the three sub awards, however he failed to win. He is widely known for participating in India's TV reality show Bigg Boss 8.

Zoltan Parag (born 18 August 1981) is an Indian Male Model from Mumbai, India who participated in the Mr. Gay International competition held in Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood. He was the first gay participant from India to participate in the event.

Tista Das (Bengali: তিস্তা দাস) or Teesta Das (born 9 May 1978) is an Indian transgender rights activist, actor and writer from the Indian state of West Bengal. She acted in quite a few Hindi and Bengali films.