A child, a mirror, a tale of acceptance: The story behind 'The Mirror'

A child, a mirror, a tale of acceptance: The story behind 'The Mirror'

I remember the first time I watched The Mirror. I was still early in my self-identifying journey, too scared to say out loud that I was queer — I was bisexual — let alone embrace it fully. Growing up in India, queer representation in advertising was — and still is — a rare sight. Fewer than 1% of advertisements showcase LGBTQ+ representation, and when it does appear, it’s often through a tokenistic lens or steeped in pity, forced into a heterono…