LGBTQ+

Rose Montoya, a trans woman, influencer and advocate who is one of the three banned guests, had posted the 58-second video of the White House event in which she is seen topless, with her hands over her chest, next to two shirtless trans men, the BBC reported.

The panelists are Natasha, who works at a leading multinational corporation (MNC) in Chennai; Malini Jeevarathnam, filmmaker and founder of Veytikaari Productions; and Chethana, lawyer and founder of SWAN (Safe Workplace Network). Vasanth Venkatachari, Director at Cognizant Technologies, will moderate the panel.