Padmini Prakash
From QueerBio.com
Country
India
Birth - Death
1983 -
Occupation
Journalist
Description
India's first transgender news anchor, working at Lotus News in the southern state of Tamil Nadu since 2014 and presenting the news each evening at 19:00. Former tradition dancer of Bharatnatyam (a classical Indian dance form) and acted in Tamil soap operas. Competed in beauty contests. Appointment came just after India's Supreme Court recognized transgenders as a legal third gender, being the first country in the world to do so. Married with a foster son.
See Also
- Top Television News Anchors Who Identify as LGBTQ
- Soap Opera Stars and Producers Who Identify as LGBTQ
Further Reading/Research
- http://www.glaad.org/blog/india-gets-its-first-transgender-tv-news-anchor
- http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/09/22/padmini-prakash-is-indias-first-transgender-news-anchor/
- http://www.thebetterindia.com/14539/introducing-padmini-prakash-indias-first-transgender-news-anchor-padmini-prakas/
