Kuljit Thiaray

British Sikh mother of three Kuljit Thiaray doesn't believe in inter-cultural marraiges but holds nothing against those who do.
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Ash, Birmingham
I'm gay and Asian - so you can imagine how being Asian can affect my life. Everything in my culture and religion tells me that I'm wrong to live my life the way I do. But my heart and my head says that things are fine. I lead a double life but all I really want is to be myself.