Alex Sangha MSM is a Canadian social worker and documentary film producer. He is the founder of Sher Vancouver which is a social, cultural, and support non-profit society for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) South Asians and their friends. Sangha was the first Sikh to become a Grand Marshal of the Vancouver Pride Parade. Sangha received the Meritorious Service Medal from the Governor General of Canada Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette for founding Sher Vancouver. Sangha's first documentary film, My Name Was January, won 13 awards and garnered 56 official selections at film festivals around the world.