Two Gay Royals

Prince Mavendra Singh Gohil is the presumed heir of the Maharaja of

Rajpipla in Gujarat, and is openly gay. He loves going on TV to talk about it. However, there is some doubt as to whether he would eventually inherit his father’s mantle. He claims not to have known about his homosexuality until it after he was married off. If at first he was adulated by Rajpipla, and even was a role model to the town, he became a subject of derision and ridicule once the truth emerged. The people who had cheered his appearance once, now heckled him, and burnt his effigy for what they said, was the shame he had brought…