When we ask 24-year-old Mumbai-born queer comic Navin Noronha, if he has faced any flack for his LGBT-themed jokes, he admits, “Surprisingly, there have been very few harsh reactions to my set. Most urban audiences come to a comedy show with an open mind and do have some knowledge about the issues faced by the LGBTQIA community. But then there are sceptics too, so I tend to converse with them to get their opinions on the topic. Once, in Mumbai itself, a woman got offended, but she never really made the effort of conveying her thoughts to me. She just blurted out that I am being rude and walked away.”

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