India, Feb. 29 -- A gender non-conforming writer and performance artist, Alok Vaid-Menon uses fashion, art, and poetry to advocate for causes within the trans community. They were recently in India for a multi-city tour where Travel+Leisure India & South Asia caught up with them for a freewheeling chat.

Excerpts from the interview with Alok Vaid-Menon

T+L India: In a previous interview, you shared about your experiences as a young boy in Texas who resorted to wearing all black to become invisible. And now you are teaching the world to live life in full colour. How has your journey been so far?

Alok Vaid-Menon: Exhilarating! I keep on outgrowing old stories about myself. I keep expanding and developing my capacity to love myself and the...