THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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From the 10th Annual Shorty Awards

Alok V Menon

Finalist in LGBTQ+

About Alok V Menon

2017 was a hard year for the LGBTQ+ community, especially for those who are from immigrant families. But people like Alok Vaid-Menon support and encourage honesty and openness in the face of fear and resentment. Alok, an Indian American “performance artist, writer, educator, and entertainer,” is also gender non-conforming, which can make some people on social media uneasy, to put it mildly. But Alok’s beauty shows in a strength despite obstacles, with nearly 100K Instagram followers who revel in their wild and colorful fashions, with thoughtful captions accompanying each post. Alok even released a chapbook of poetry in March 2017, Femme in Public, believing that "artists have the ability to create and practice the type of world we are fighting for with our craft."

Alok V Menon's best work on social

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