Manvendra Singh Gohil is an Indian prince who is the son and probable heir of the Maharaja of Rajpipla in Gujarat. He is claimed to be the first openly gay prince in the world . He runs a charity, The Lakshya Trust, which works with the LGBT community. He appeared as a guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show becoming the only Indian to be featured 3 times. He is currently developing a LGBTQA Community campus in his royal establishment for social and financial empowerment of the community, the first one of it's kind in India Manvendra Singh Gohil is an Indian prince who is the son and probable heir of the Maharaja of Rajpipla in Gujarat. He is claimed to be the first openly gay prince in the world . He runs a charity, The Lakshya Trust, which works with the LGBT community. He appeared as a guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show on 24 October 2007. He was one of three persons featured in the show titled 'Gay Around the World'. He was born in Ajmer, the only son of Maharana Shri Raghubir Singhji Rajendrasinghji Sahib, Maharana of Rajpipla, and Maharani Rukmini Devi. Manvendra's mother was born as a princess of Jaisalmer in Rajasthan.In 1971, the government of India "de-recognized" the Indian princes, and Manvendra's father consequently lost the official title of Maharaja and the privy purse(an annual pension) that came with it. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at [ Ссылка ]

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