Jiwandee Kohli wearing his rainbow turban. Image: Twitter/@jiwandeepkohli
A bisexual man from California, United States has inspired netizens the world over by putting a colorful twist in his Sikh turban.
Jiwandeep Kohli, a clinical psychology graduate student and amateur baker, shared a photo of him wearing the rainbow turban on social media last June 2 (June 1 in the United States). Kohli marked the beginning of Pride month with his photo and took pride in being a 鈥渂isexual bearded baking brain scientist.鈥�
鈥淚 feel fortunate to be able to express all these aspects of my identity, and will continue to work toward ensuring the same freedom for others,鈥� Kohli said. 鈥�#PrideMonth #PrideTurban #LoveIsLove.鈥�
I鈥檓 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 toward ensuring the same freedom for others. 听
鈥� Jiwandeep Kohli (@jiwandeepkohli)
Kohli鈥檚 tweet has since gone viral, garnering over 34,000 favorites and over 5,000 retweets as of this writing. As per BuzzFeed 黑料社 on June 3, Kohli actually wore the turban to the San Diego Pride March last 2018 and decided to reshare the photo on Twitter. Kohli apparently was inspired after seeing another Sikh man at a pride parade wearing a colorful turban years prior.听
鈥淚 was looking at that and I realized the way I tie mine, it had the exact right number of layers to make a rainbow,鈥� Kohli said in the report. 鈥淚鈥檝e been really enamored with the reaction I鈥檝e gotten from people.鈥�
Kohli, who was a former contestant at 鈥淭he Great American Baking Show鈥�, was not expecting his photo would go viral, but is happy nonetheless over the positivity he has received from people.
Many have also asked him how to get their own rainbow turban, but for Kohli, it it is not as simple as just putting on a hat and said wearing turbans is a serious responsibility for Sikhs.
鈥淚 wouldn鈥檛 want people to have the impression that I鈥檓 just wearing it as an accessory,鈥� he added. 鈥淎 turban is a sign to the world that you鈥檙e a person the world can turn to for help.鈥� Cody Cepeda/JB
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