Amid Pride Month celebrations, veteran actor Zeenat Aman has a message for the 'straight folk, especially those older generations'. She posted a long note for those who are ‘struggling to accept or are outright denying the existence of queer identities’.
The senior actress surprised everyone calling by herself ‘ally’ of the LGBTQIA+ community. ALSO READ | Zeenat Aman Shares Sexy PIC Of Her From ‘Satyam Shivam Sundaram’ As She Shows Fans How To Beat The Heat; Netizens Call Her ‘Legend’
"Happy Pride Month, dear followers. When @googleindia reached out to me to be a part of their #searchforchange campaign, my first instinct was to suggest they approach someone from the LGBTQIA+ community. As a straight person I have not lived any of their experiences and so cannot speak for them. I do however consider myself an ally. I have befriended, known and worked with many talented, creative, artistic and wonderful people from this community," Zeenat Aman’s caption read.
She also added, "Do you remember that beautiful Tagore poem ‘Where the Mind is Without Fear’? It is a rousing vision of freedom, and I would like to quote from it in the hope that it will encourage you to choose love over hate, and reason over prejudice. Tagore calls for a world: Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way/Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit/Where the mind is led forward by thee/Into ever-widening thought and action.”
Her long note also addressed those who carry ‘apprehensions about queerness’ and asked them to 'not be a slave to the dead habit of hate or ignorance'. Along with the note she also shared a picture of herself dressed in a black and white outfit.
She concluded, "If you are someone who carries apprehensions about queerness, I urge you to not be a slave to the dead habit of hate or ignorance. The times are (always) changing, and with it so can our thoughts. The shame lies not so much in being ignorant, but in choosing ignorance. We have the tools at our disposal to know better. So if you're still wondering about that Tagore poem, queer animals, or what LGBTQIA+ stands for...#Searchforchange, Google it.#Ad."
Zeenat Aman, who is known for her illustrious career, is one of the most avid social media users in Bollywood and she often keeps her legion of fans hooked with her quirky posts.
Earlier this year, she shared three memes inspired by her looks in different films and even called herself ‘Meme-at Aman’. Zeenat Aman also shared that she has been in splits all morning reading the memes. ALSO READ | 'Don't Let Anyone F*k With Your World’ Zeenat Aman Shares Quirky Memes Inspired By Her Sexy Pictures; Take A Look!
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