About
Transgender activist, YouTube star, online content creator, and social media personality who was part of the first Indian transgender couple to biologically conceive and give birth to a child. Their pregnancy photoshoot went viral.
Before fame
She was raised in a conservative Muslim family.
Trivia
She left home to attend a youth festival and never went back. She learned to dance at a transgender community centre. She later became a dance teacher. She has amassed more than 170,000 subscribers on her Ziya Petals YouTube channel.
Family life
In February 2026, she and her partner Zahad celebrated their child Zabiya's third birthday.
Associated with
She and Jazz Jennings are both transgender activists.
