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James Williams, Gay Activist in India, Dies at 35
An American, he hoped to improve the representation of gay people in Indian media in the manner of “Will & Grace.” He died of Covid-19.
James Williams in 2011. He moved to India to live with the man who would become his fiancé; he had also started an oral history project to help him understand his past in Alabama.Credit.Eliza Borné
Published May 4, 2021Updated May 11, 2021
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James Williams was a gay man who grew up in a conservative and religious milieu in Alabama, where homophobia was rampant. But over time, he saw the United States move toward greater tolerance, which he attributed partly to nonthreatening television shows like “Will & Grace,” the long-running sitcom with an openly gay lead character.