Raven-Symoné: Why I didn't want my 'Raven's Home' character to be gay

Contents:

• RAVEN-SYMONE SAID SHE TURNED DOWN CHANGE OF HER CHARACTER FROM STRAIGHT TO 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'
• 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-SYMONE SAYS SHE’S A LBIAN, GRATEFUL FOR LEGALIZED GAY MARRIAGE
• DISNEY OFFERED TO MAKE RAVEN-SYMONE’S CHARACTER GAY THAT'S SO RAVEN REBOOT
• RAVEN-SYMONé OPENS UP ABOUT LIVG AS HER AUTHENTIC SELF: 'MY GAY SELF SAVED ME'
• RAVEN-SYMONE -- I HAVE A GIRLIEND ... BUT DON'T CALL ME 'GAY' OR 'AIN AMERIN'
• WHY RAVEN-SYMONé REJECTED DISNEY’S OFFER TO MAKE HER CHARACTER GAY IN ‘RAVEN’S HOME’

RAVEN-SYMONE SAID SHE TURNED DOWN CHANGE OF HER CHARACTER FROM STRAIGHT TO GAY

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.. 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.

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'

"They were like, 'Do you want Raven to be gay? Raven Baxter's not gay.

RAVEN-SYMONE: I’M NOT GAY, AND I’M NOT AIN-AMERIN

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.

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! Raven-Symoné wasn't ready to e out as gay until a -star gave her the ph she need to mter up the urage.

RAVEN-SYMONé: WHY I DIDN’T WANT MY ‘RAVEN’S HOME’ CHARACTER TO BE GAY

The 36-year-old looks back on her journey to beg openly gay a new terview wh Them, a webse foced on LGBTQ+ issu.

RAVEN-SYMONE SAYS SHE’S A LBIAN, GRATEFUL FOR LEGALIZED GAY MARRIAGE

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.

DISNEY OFFERED TO MAKE RAVEN-SYMONE’S CHARACTER GAY THAT'S SO RAVEN REBOOT

“They were like, ‘Do you want Raven to be gay? “Raven Baxter’s not gay. Iceman (Gay).

While most Marvel hero are secure their own inti, took Bobby Drake, aka Iceman, a long time to e to his own as a gay man. K (Gay).

While his brother Wicn is one of the most well-known gay characters Marvel, Speed himself is also a member of the LGBTQ+ muny.

RAVEN-SYMONé OPENS UP ABOUT LIVG AS HER AUTHENTIC SELF: 'MY GAY SELF SAVED ME'

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.

She was jt supportg the fact that she heard on NPR that more stat legalized gay marriage today. Is Raven Snrs Transgenr Or Gay?

RAVEN-SYMONE -- I HAVE A GIRLIEND ... BUT DON'T CALL ME 'GAY' OR 'AIN AMERIN'

Is Raven Snrs transgenr or gay? Raven Snrs is not transgenr but gay.

WHY RAVEN-SYMONé REJECTED DISNEY’S OFFER TO MAKE HER CHARACTER GAY IN ‘RAVEN’S HOME’

Raven has opened her early life on several outlets statg, ‘I was young, I was black, and I was gay.

’ She further c that beg gay was the first thg she started takg pri of. Athlete Raven is gay and she has e through several atonements of LGBTQ sexualy as lbian and gay. Disney asked Raven-Symone if she wanted to make Raven Baxter gay the That's So Raven reboot Raven's Home, but the star turned down the offer.

Disney offered to make Raven-Symoné’s character gay the That's So Raven reboot, Raven's Home. “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.