Reeta Loi is a powerful multi-disciplinary Storyteller, award-winning Activist and the Forbes 100 Founder of Gaysians.

Reeta has spearheaded the movement for positive visibility of Asian LGBTQ+ people for 12 years and campaigned for the successful decriminalisation of homosexuality in India, achieved in 2018. Reeta founded Gaysians, a platform for LGBTQ+ people to access resources for mental health, housing, trans, faith, sexual health and youth support. As a reporter, Reeta’s VICE documentary exposed and shut down a gay marriage scam based in India and has amassed over 2 million views.

Reeta’s music has been released alongside Sia, Cinematic Orchestra, Meshell Ndegeocello and Mark Ronson. Reeta’s live shows fuse comedy, music and poetry and include performances at London’s Roundhouse, Barbican and ICA and Reeta has DJ’d on global stages including Mumbai Pride.

As a host and speaker Reeta has worked with Somerset House, The Oxford Union, Bloomsbury Festival, TEDxLondon, BBC, Meta, WPP, Oxfam, Virgin O2, Labour Party, Levi’s, H&M, Burberry and more. Reeta can be seen on Channel 4's 'Where have all the lesbians gone' and has featured in campaigns for H&M, The Body Shop, Schwarzkopf and Boots Beauty.

Formerly Contributing Editor at GAY TIMES and Columnist for DIVA, Reeta has also worked with The Guardian, BBC, Channel 4, VICE, Stylist, Refinery29, GQ, Clash, Bustle, The London Standard, Metro, HuffPost, gal-dem and The Sunday Times.

Reeta has been Forbes 100 listed, as well as recognised by The Guardian’s Pride Power List for eight consecutive years and nominated for a Lifetime Achievement Award by the British LGBT+ Awards, amongst other accolades.

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