“Our community can be hurtful, they can say things without thinking” | Joti Gaya - Aura

“Our community can be hurtful, they can say things without thinking” | Joti Gaya - Aura Ex-teacher, turned Presenter, Model and BSF Ambassador championing representation in media speaks honestly on coming to terms with living with Vitiligo. Joti shares her fears of judgement, stigma and shame from members of the community, so started her battle to conceal her condition. Joti’s journey began in 2016 when she decided to become involved in a successful BBC documentary on beauty. Since then, she has featured in mainstream media outlets, becoming more focal on presenting and is even modelling in London Fashion Week 2021. Joti is leading the way on supporting and becoming the representation for newly diagnosed and long term suffers of vitiligo. She has created her new channel “Positively Diverse” to champion people with visible disabilities and differences. “It really felt like I wanted to curl up in a ball and hide” - Joti Gaya - Aura Joti Gaya - Aura contact; Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/positivelydiverse/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKhwp2FNQv9Gx_YB9WhczAw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/positivelydiverse/