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| − | India's first transgender news anchor, working at Lotus News in the southern state of Tamil Nadu 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. | + | 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. |
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
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| + | * [[Top Television News Anchors Who Identify as LGBTQ]] | ||
| + | * [[Soap Opera Stars and Producers Who Identify as LGBTQ]] | ||
| + | * [[Beauty Pageants and the LGBTQ Community]] | ||
==Further Reading/Research== | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
* http://www.glaad.org/blog/india-gets-its-first-transgender-tv-news-anchor | * 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/ | * http://www.thebetterindia.com/14539/introducing-padmini-prakash-indias-first-transgender-news-anchor-padmini-prakas/ | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:30, 18 August 2023
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
- Beauty Pageants and the LGBTQ Community
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/
