: “I Was in Awe of Mom’s Reaction�: Sushant Divgikar Shares Moving Story of Coming Out #IndiaNEWS #Lede ‘Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your

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“I Was in Awe of Mom’s Reaction�: Sushant Divgikar Shares Moving Story of Coming Out #IndiaNEWS #Lede
‘Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body,’ wrote Elizabeth Stone.
As a parent to two boys, there are several instances in which I feel like this quote comes rushing to me. During a freewheeling conversation with celebrated LGBTQIA+ activist, Sushant Divgikar (they/them), I could not set aside my ‘parent’ hat.
They speak of coming out, the support of their family and their drag queen persona Rani-Ko-HE-Nur.
“I am blessed and highly favoured to be born into a family like mine,� begins Sushant. They tell me that they have only good memories with their parents. Sushant’s father was “unlike any other�, who would never see a reason why they could not get themselves a Barbie doll. “I found them to be so beautifully dressed and I was automatically drawn to the grace. Never once did I hear my father question my choice,� they add.
While friends would make fun of why a ‘boy’ would want to play with a Barbie doll, their family was rather supportive and that gave Sushant strength.
“I was never judged at home. I was always allowed to express myself differently from other boys. They believed that kids should never be subjected to any kind of conditioning whatsoever,� says the 30-year-old.
Sushant DIvgikar
This was in the early ’90s when conversations and dialogues were not as open as they are today.
“Today, my story is out there. However, when I was growing up, I had no access to such interviews or people even. My sense of strength came from my parents, who never had any rules based on gender,� Sushant says.
Coming Out: Not An Earth-Shattering Revelation
Pradeep Divgikar (65), Sushant’s father, was rather clear in his thought process. He viewed both his children with the same lens. There was never a question about how one of his children was straight and the other gay. A lot of the confidence that Sushant exudes comes from their parents, who have stood by them like a rock.


 










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Speaking about their father, Sushant says, “Coming from a conservative family and to say that I will be the best father I can and let my children be, was perhaps the best gift he could have given us. I continue to live with my parents and while that comes as a shock to many, it’s a choice I have made – to live with them until they are around and I love it. �
In their signature animated style, Sushant adds, “I remember a conversation with my mother where she told me that she wished I would become an architect and here I was telling her that I wanted to pursue psychology.

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