‘Rainbow Turban’ in Pride March in US Goes Viral
Jiwandeep who is a neuroscientist by profession has shared an image of the elaborate creation of his colorful turban on Twitter that has so far received more than 30,000 likes making him a unique and popular participant of the march.
San Diego based Jiwandeep Kohli become a popular face online and offline as he participated in the year’s Pride Month with a rainbow turban, which has gone viral on social media making him the popular face of the Pride movement.
Jiwandeep who is a neuroscientist by profession has shared an image of the elaborate creation of his colorful turban on Twitter that has so far received more than 30,000 likes making him a unique and popular participant of the March.
Jiwandeep Kohli who considers himself a bisexual also tweeted a few lines as a caption along with the picture, which says, “I’m proud to be a bisexual bearded baking brain scientist. I feel fortunate to be able to express all these aspects of my identity and will continue to work towards ensuring the same freedom for others”.
The US Pride Month started on June 1, which honours the LGBTQ community while commemorating the New York’s Stonewall riots, which took place in June 1969. This historic event later proved to be the turning point in the movement for equal rights.
In a media interview to Buzzfeed News, Jiwandeep Kohli said, “A few years ago I saw a photo of another Sikh man at a pride parade who had a few colours in his turban. I was looking at that and I realized the way I tie mine, it had the exact right number of layers to make a rainbow”.
Jiwandeep also wore his rainbow turban in the San Diego Pride last year, but his share on Twitter this year made him much popular.
In the Pride March, many participants were wondering and asking Jiwandeep where they can get their own rainbow turban. He in his response to them said that the turbans were the responsibility for Sikhs and it’s not the same as throwing on a rainbow hat.
As he says, “I wouldn’t want people to have the impression that I’m just wearing it as an accessory. A turban is a sign to the world that you’re a person the world can turn to for help”.
Apart from participating in Pride March, the neuroscientist also has a passion for cooking. He also runs a website popularly known as “Bearded Baker Co”, where he shares his culinary skills along with new recipes for those, who want to give his food a try. He is also a former contestant on “The Great American Baking Show”.