In the last several years, there’s been a gradual increase in queer culture across India, with Pride events, queer film festivals, and LGBTQ+ nightlife emerging in the larger cities of Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, and Bengaluru. It’s the seventh-largest country in the world in terms of landmass, but it is the second largest in global population. It’s estimated that there are approximately 55 million individuals who identify as belonging to the LGBTQ+ community, of which an estimated 4.8 million identify as transgender. For those who have been contemplating a visit to this mystical land, there's no better time than now.
