I'm Indian, gay and blind. How hitting the 'diversity jackpot' made me an advocate

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Karan Nagrani is a proud gay man of colour who lives with a rare degenerative disability. He feels as though there is a false narrative that only white people aren't inclusive, and that while Australia has made steps toward celebrating diversity - it can often feel performative.

SBS On Demand I grew up in India, a country where there are so many different languages and cultures. My parents were quite progressive, so to me, diversity, and my understanding of it, felt like something very positive. I was able to travel and experience a lot of different cultures and that helped broaden my perspectives too. But this isn’t the case for everyone who grows up in a diverse society.

Another common question I get occurs when I make eye contact with someone and they immediately begin to question if I am really blind — blindness like most medical conditions, exists on a spectrum — and the 3 per cent of vision I still have left, allows me to see to some degree. Everyday interactions with people can become exhausting, especially when you feel you are having to explain so much about why you look the way you do, rather than telling people who you are.

 

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