Raven-Symone Said She Turned Down Change Of Her Character From Straight To Gay
Contents:
- RAVEN-SYMONE: I’M NOT GAY, AND I’M NOT AIN-AMERIN
- RAVEN-SYMONé: WHY I DIDN’T WANT MY ‘RAVEN’S HOME’ CHARACTER TO BE GAY
- RAVEN-SYMONé SAYS SHE SHUT DOWN DISNEY'S PLANS FOR HER CHARACTER TO BE GAY 'RAVEN'S HOME': 'I'M NOT BEG MYSELF ON THIS SHOW'
- WHY RAVEN-SYMONé REFED TO TURN HER DISNEY CHARACTER GAY AFTER COMG OUT IN 2013
- RAVEN-SYMONé EXPLAS WHY SHE DIDN’T WANT HER ‘RAVEN’S HOME’ CHARACTER TO BE GAY
- RAVEN-SYMONE SAID SHE TURNED DOWN CHANGE OF HER CHARACTER FROM STRAIGHT TO GAY
- RAVEN-SYMONé OPENS UP ABOUT LIVG AS HER AUTHENTIC SELF: 'MY GAY SELF SAVED ME'
- RAVEN-SYMONE SAYS SHE’S A LBIAN, GRATEFUL FOR LEGALIZED GAY MARRIAGE
RAVEN-SYMONE: I’M NOT GAY, AND I’M NOT AIN-AMERIN
Raven-Symoné wasn't ready to e out as gay until a -star gave her the ph she need to mter up the urage. The 36-year-old looks back on her journey to beg openly gay a new terview wh Them, a webse foced on LGBTQ+ issu. When Green told the actor that he had watched her grow up onscreen, the nversatn turned to the topic of role mols and the fact that there weren't many openly gay role mols pop culture at the time.
RAVEN-SYMONé: WHY I DIDN’T WANT MY ‘RAVEN’S HOME’ CHARACTER TO BE GAY
Raven-Symone: Don't label me gay. Actrs Raven-Symone chews labels like gay and Ain-Amerin. That’s what the former “Cosby Show” star told Oprah Wey on OWN on Sunday night, as she explaed why she don’t like to be labeled as gay or Ain-Amerin.
“I don’t want to be labeled gay, ” Raven-Symone said.
Raven-Symone says she’s a lbian, grateful for legalized gay marriage.
RAVEN-SYMONé SAYS SHE SHUT DOWN DISNEY'S PLANS FOR HER CHARACTER TO BE GAY 'RAVEN'S HOME': 'I'M NOT BEG MYSELF ON THIS SHOW'
The former Disney star’s sexualy has been headl sce she tweeted Augt 2013 that she was happy for the legalizatn of gay marriage, as meant that she uld “fally get married! “They were like, ‘Do you want Raven to be gay? “Raven Baxter’s not gay.
Raven-Symoné said she "didn't feel fortable" wh her character beg gay "Raven's Home.
Raven-Symoné said that she told Disney producers that she didn't want her character to e out as gay the "That's So Raven" reboot, "Raven's Home. The spoff, which premiered roughly 10 years after the first seri end, followed the bt iends after they'd grown up and had their own a vio terview for Them, published on YouTube last week, Raven-Symoné said that she didn't thk was a good enough reason for Raven to be gay the reboot jt bee the actor had e out as gay.
WHY RAVEN-SYMONé REFED TO TURN HER DISNEY CHARACTER GAY AFTER COMG OUT IN 2013
"They were like, 'Do you want Raven to be gay? Raven Baxter's not gay. '"This is not the first time the Disney star has talked about not wantg her Raven to be gay.
In a 2016 terview wh Teen Vogue, Raven-Symoné nfsed that she'd known she was gay sce age 12.
"I knew I uldn't say out loud bee, 'Oh my god, ltle Olivia is gay, this is crazy, '" she ntued.
RAVEN-SYMONé EXPLAS WHY SHE DIDN’T WANT HER ‘RAVEN’S HOME’ CHARACTER TO BE GAY
What Did Raven-Symoné Say About Makg Her Disney Character Gay? In 2022, Raven-Symoné revealed that she was offered to reprise her That's So Raven role a reboot but that she'd now be gay like her. “Raven Baxter’s not gay, ” Raven said.
Speakg to the “Pri” podst, Symone said that Disney offered to make the sp-off character a lbian to acmodate Raven-Symone, who is gay real life. Symone said she is proud to be gay, but “The reason I said no wasn’t bee I wasn’t proud of who I was, or I didn’t want to reprent the LGBTQ+ muny any way, ” Symoné said.. “I always say that my gay self saved me, ” Raven told Romper.
As much as I attribute that to my parents, I also attribute to the fact that the gay person on the si of me kept sayg, ‘Nope, Nope, Nope.
RAVEN-SYMONE SAID SHE TURNED DOWN CHANGE OF HER CHARACTER FROM STRAIGHT TO GAY
”Raven was hostg a karaoke night at a Wt Hollywood gay bar back 2015 when she met Miranda. “I married a gay ltle wch and she married a gay ltle wch, ” said Raven, who played a young psychic wch the s That’s So Raven.
Raven-Symone says "It's great to know" she n have a legal gay marriage. “I am very happy that gay marriage is openg up around the untry and is beg accepted, ” the actrs said a statement through her reprentativ. “I was exced to hear today that more stat legalized gay marriage.
RAVEN-SYMONé OPENS UP ABOUT LIVG AS HER AUTHENTIC SELF: 'MY GAY SELF SAVED ME'
She was jt supportg the fact that she heard on NPR that more stat legalized gay marriage today.