India's first openly gay prince: parents wanted me to undergo brain surgery

Manvendra Singh Gohil, who is India's first openly gay prince of an erstwhile royal dynasty, has revealed that his parents attempted to subject him to brain surgery.

Sky News reported that Manvendra the motive behind the brain surgery was to change Manvendra’s sexuality.

The report said after Manvendra came out as gay, he experienced humiliation as his parent sought medical intervention to “convert” him.

Manvendra revealed that his parents visited doctors with the hope of finding ways to “perform a surgery” on his brain and even subjected him to electroshock therapy.

But, their attempt failed as doctors in the US, where they sought the "treatment," refused to perform the procedures, firmly stating that homosexuality is not a mental disorder.
Manvendra is the heir of the Maharaja of Rajpipla, an erstwhile princely State in Gujarat, and has initiated a legal battle in the Supreme Court, aiming to achieve an outright ban on conversion therapy in India through legislation.

In 2006, the prince gained significant media attention when he openly declared his homosexuality, which sparked protests and angry demonstrations in his home state. His effigies were burnt by enraged crowds at that time.