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Harish Iyer
Harish Iyer, also known as “Aham”, ''hiyer'' and "Harrish Iyer"(born 16 April 1979), is an activist for a number of socio-cultural and environmental issues.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://pink-pages.co.in/general/meet-the-pink-pages-team/ )〕 He is an equal rights activist, known for his campaigns for the rights of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) community, children, women, animals as well as survivors of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA). Pink Pages named him one of India's seven most influential gay and lesbian people〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://pink-pages.co.in/features/cover-story/the-solid-seven-indias-most-influential-gays-lesbians/ )〕 and one of the ten individuals to be awarded the Zindagi Live Awards for his work in creating awareness on child sexual abuse.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://khabar.ibnlive.in.com/zindagiliveawards/winners.php )〕 On 29 June 2013, ''The Guardian'', the British national daily named him in the list of the 100 most influential LGBT people in the world for 2013. He is listed at number 71, and was the only Indian national in this list. Harish Iyer was also one of the most vocal opponents of the recriminalisation of homosexuality in India. He has engaged in several awareness campaigns to educate the general population about the adverse impact of such a regressive decision. He has also condemned the move via media advocacy. He has not only written articles and letters on the subject, but also appeared on top national television news shows to highlight the plight of the LGBT community in India in wake of the decision.
Harish was once again catapulted into the spotlight in May 2015 when his mother Padma Iyer placed what may be India's first gay matrimonial advertisement. While many top Indian newspapers refused to carry the advertisement, it was finally carried by MidDay. The ad attracted a lot of controversy for mentioning 'Iyer preferred'. Both Harish and Padma received a lot of flak online and were accused of encouraging caste based discrimination. However, they later clarified that the allegedly objectionable preference was mentioned 'in jest' only to show how similar an LGBT matrimonial ad could be to an ad for a heterosexual alliance.
==Media advocacy==
Iyer was featured on Indian movie star Aamir Khan's talk show ''Satyamev Jayate'' in an episode on the issue of child sexual abuse. In the show, he gave a frank and detailed account of his horrific experiences of childhood sexual abuse. Prior to ''Satyamev Jayate'', he was seen in the panel of NDTV's popular talk show ''We The People'', which is anchored by Barkha Dutt, and in Richa Anirudh's Hindi talk show ''Zindagi Live''. British actor Stephen Fry elatedly tweeted "You're a hell of a guy!" after interviewing Harish for his BBC2 documentary "OUT THERE".
In March 2015, Harish wrote a moving eulogy to his dear friend and Kolkata Park Street rape survivor Suzette Jordan after she succumbed to meningoencephalitis. Harish and Suzette had grown close after meeting at the Tehelka THiNK conference in Goa in 2014. Harish's letter raised several questions about the manner in which Suzette's trial was progressing and the indignities that she was subject to in court. He called for greater sensitivity in dealing with rape cases.
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