Monica Dogra admits being “ashamed” of her gender- She also reveal her secret marraige

Monica Dogra came out as pansexual last year. The musician and actress opened up on her journey of coming out of the closet, lack of support from the community, as well as her now-dissolved marriage.

In 2016, Monica did a crowdfunding campaign for the LGBT community, however, she was met with criticism after a few ‘hate articles’ circling her name popped up, leading to a lack of support from the LGBT community. 

She said-“I had no idea who I was. I had a bit of an “aha” moment when I figured maybe I’m bisexual. At that point, I still didn’t know what pansexuality meant. But I knew I liked feminine energy men and masculine energy women. This was 6-7 years ago. Soon, I came across several verbiages around pansexuality, and now I think that’s the most real fit for me. I am surprised all the time by what I find beautiful.” 

Monica revealed that she was once married to a “very gentle, kind, wise and extremely understanding man.” “I had to tell him I felt an attraction for my co-star in a film I had acted in, about a trans woman who wanted to transition. He held my hands and understood me. That made me love him even more. We have gone our separate ways and chosen to dissolve our marriage,” she said. 

She went on to say that talking about her sexuality while growing up hadn’t been easy. “Growing up, I was ashamed of my gender for the most part. I remember when I first started showing signs of having breasts I just wept thinking my life was now over. No more freedom for me. I was becoming a woman.” The musician also revealed that she was molested during her childhood. “I was molested by my cousins in India and touched inappropriately by a family friend in my sleep. I think I am just another story amongst many stories similar to mine. “