Prins Manvendra Singh Gohil är kronprins av ett område som heter Rajpipla i Gujarat i Indien och blev känd för den breda allmänheten då han kom ut som homosexuell 2006. Något mycket kontroversiellt i ett land där det till 2009 var olagligt samt sågs som ytterst onaturligt. Prins Manvendra mötte stark kritik från provinsens invånare och bilder av honom brändes överallt i byarna samtidigt som hans familj sa upp kontakten med honom. Prins Manvendra medverkade i The Oprah show 2007 och har sedan dess varit med i en tv-serie kallad ”Hemliga prinsar” (producerad av BBC3 och sänd i Sverige på Svt), varit värd för Europride i Stockholm 2008 samt aktivt jobbat för HBTQ-frågor i Indien samt övriga världen.

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This spring we can proudly present that Studentaftons third guest will be a royalty!

18th of April prince Manvendra Singh Gohil will be joining the evening – the worlds, now only alive, well known homosexual royalty.

In 2007 Prince Manvendra participated in The Oprah Show, where he revealed his homosexuality. After that he got famous all around the world. Until 2009 it was illegal to be homosexual in India and Prince Manvendra faced fierce criticism from the local people in the province. Pictures of him was burned, people where demonstrating and his family took dsitance from him and his mother even disclaimed the motherhood.

Though his revealing of his homosexuality encountered strong criticism, he continued to fight for the right of homosexual and today he is working to raise the awareness of HIV/AIDS.

Prince Menvendra is an important symbol for human rights. He has dedicated his life in order to increase and modernize the tolerance for diversity in one of the most conservative countries.

The evening starts at. 19:00 (..) in University Hall, Lund, Sweden. (The evening will be in English)

To secure a seat, we recommend purchasing tickets in advance. This can be done at the Student Info in the AF building or online at biljett.studentlund.se

50 SEK for members of Studentlund

70 SEK for other (non-students)

With friendly and excited greetings,

Studentafton