PoojaI, Author at AIQA

Saleem Kidwai – A Voice of Indian Queer History

January 17, 2022January 23, 2022 PoojaI activist, gay icon, historian, lgbtq pride, queer icon

By PoojaI (IG: @bypoojai ) “If I was to believe in rebirth, I would want to be born gay. Believe

Brenda Howard – The Mother of Pride

October 9, 2021October 10, 2021 PoojaI activist, bisexual icon, bisexual pride, lgbtq pride, queer icon

By PoojaI (IG: @bypoojai ) “Bi, Poly, Switch—I’m not greedy. I just know what I want.” June 28th, 1970, one

Josephine Baker – The Siren of the Jazz Age

August 17, 2021January 17, 2022 PoojaI activist, bisexual icon, dancer, entertainer, jazz, josephine baker, lgbtq, lgbtqa, queer icon, singer

By PoojaI (IG: @bypoojai ) “I did take the blows [of life], but I took them with my chin up,

Tamara de Lempicka – The Baroness with a Brush

June 26, 2021December 13, 2022 PoojaI artist, Bisexual, bisexual icon, lesbian icon, lgbtq, lgbtqa, painter, Queer, queer icon, tamara de lempicka

By PoojaI (IG: @bypoojai ) “I live life in the margins of society, and the rules of normal society don’t

Howard Ashman – Disney’s first gay Prince

May 17, 2021May 8, 2022 PoojaI aids, disney, gay, gay icon, howard ashman, lgbtq, lgbtqa, musician, playwright, Queer, queer icon

By PoojaI (IG: @bypoojai ) “If it weren’t for Howard, Disney Animation would not be where it is today,” said

Bayard Rustin – An Invisible Hero

March 11, 2021August 12, 2021 PoojaI activism, activist, bayard rustin, civil rights, civil rights movement, gay, lgbtqa, Queer, queer community, queer icon

By PoojaI (IG: @bypoojai ) “We need, in every community, a group of angelic troublemakers.” “An invisible hero”, “a lost

Barbara Gittings – The Mother of LGBTQ Civil Rights

February 13, 2021August 12, 2021 PoojaI activism, barbara gittings, civil rights, civil rights movement, gay, homosexuality, icon, lesbian, LGBTQPIA, Queer, queer community, queer icon, stonewall

By Pooja I (IG: @bypoojai ) “What do we owe Barbara? Everything”, said Matt Foreman, executive director of The National

Alok Vaid-Menon – An Unconfined Voice

November 15, 2020August 12, 2021 PoojaI activist, alok vaid menon, artist, gender neutrality, gender non conforming, gnc, Queer, queer icon, writer

By PoojaI (IG: @bypoojai ) “I am not an idea. I am not a symbol. I am not a prop.

Gilbert Baker – The Face Behind Pride Flag

July 29, 2020June 21, 2022 PoojaI activism, activist, gilbert baker, pride, pride flag, Queer, queer community, queer icon

By PoojaI (IG: @bypoojai ) “What I liked about the rainbow is that it fits all of us. It’s all

Amrita Sher-Gil – India’s “Frida Kalho”

July 8, 2020December 13, 2022 PoojaI amrita sher-gil, art, artist, Queer, queer artist, queer icon

By PoojaI (IG: @bypoojai ) “I can only paint in India. Europe belongs to Picasso, Matisse, Braque. India belongs only