The first time I saw Sridevi shimmy, I was seven and had bunked school for the first time. For a generation of queer people in India, Sridevi was an icon whose electric appearances on screen, coupled with her often outrageous costumes and elaborate dance steps unshackled us. This morning as I trawled through Facebook, the queer community around me had come together to mourn the departure of an icon we saw as ours. People shared their memories of living as Sridevi, jiving as queer folks to the only person we saw as our hero. For that alone, and for giving us the courage to dance when the world told us not to, thank you Sridevi.

Source: Hindustan Times February 25, 2018 10:07 UTC