Aaditya Rai is a Gay man with disability. He’s been advocating for LGBTQIA++ rights since 2013. Due to his intersectional issue, he has faced many discriminations. Even his education scholarship was boycotted when he came out in media as gay with disability. He had no social protection and society then where he was accepted. However, 2013 turned out to be a turning point for him; he joined Blue Diamond Society and started working as a program officer.
In 2019 he believed that youths like him are left behind because of being a member of LGBTQIA++, disability, cast, orphan, and intersectional issue.
LGBTQIA++, especially queer persons with disability are left behind in every aspect of SDGs and inclusion. Society and community are not aware about this issue of LGBTQIA++ disability. Queer disability issues need to be brought out in mainstream. On November, 2022, he was finally successful in registering the Rainbow Disability Nepal. Now, he takes care of RDN as the Executive Director of the organization.
Aaditya Rai
Executive Director