Raven-Symoné Opens Up About Livg As Her Authentic Self: 'My Gay Self Saved Me'

Contents:

• RAVEN-SYMONE: I’M NOT GAY, AND I’M NOT AIN-AMERIN
• RAVEN-SYMONE SAID SHE TURNED DOWN CHANGE OF HER CHARACTER FROM STRAIGHT TO GAY
• RAVEN-SYMONE SAYS SHE’S A LBIAN, GRATEFUL FOR LEGALIZED GAY MARRIAGE
• RAVEN-SYMONé: WHY I DIDN’T WANT MY ‘RAVEN’S HOME’ CHARACTER TO BE GAY
• RAVEN-SYMONé OPENS UP ABOUT LIVG AS HER AUTHENTIC SELF: 'MY GAY SELF SAVED ME'
• 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 HAVE A GIRLIEND ... BUT DON'T CALL ME 'GAY' OR 'AIN AMERIN'
• RAVEN SYMONE OPENS UP ABOUT WHY SHE DIDN'T WANT RAVEN TO BE GAY ON 'RAVEN'S HOME'
• RAVEN-SYMONé AND 'RAVEN'S HOME' ST WALK OFF DISNEY SET TO PROTT 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL
• RAVEN-SYMONé JOS DISNEY WALKOUT OVER ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL: ‘WE DON’T LIKE ’

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.

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

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. 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. 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-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.

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

“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. “They were like, ‘Do you want Raven to be gay?

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

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

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

Raven Baxter's not 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'

But Don't Call Me Gay OR Ain Amerin. Raven spoke for the first time about her tweet celebratg the Supreme Court lg on gay marriage last year -- and explaed she's a relatnship wh a woman, but add, "I don't want to be labeled gay, I want to be a human who lov humans.

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

In a new terview wh them, the star and executive producer of the Disney Channel seri revealed why she turned down the work’s offer to make her character gay.

While reflectg on her inic Disney rol, takg a break om the dtry, not wantg to e out and more, she dished on Disney offerg to make Raven Baxter gay. Raven Baxter’s not gay, ” she add. Raven-Symoné and her stmat are speakg out about Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill, which on Tuday Gov.

RAVEN SYMONE OPENS UP ABOUT WHY SHE DIDN'T WANT RAVEN TO BE GAY ON 'RAVEN'S HOME'

"LGBTQ rights anizatns say the Parental Rights Edutn bill uld discrimate agast gay and transgenr dividuals and e a chillg effect agast stunts even discsg their LGBTQ, the rporatn behd Symoné’s "That's So Raven" sp-off "Raven's Home, " has been volved the ntentn over the bill after CEO Bob Chapek was cricized for not takg a strong stance agast the bill until  cleared the Florida legislature. Chapek later me out agast the legislatn, sayg he lled DeSantis "to exprs our disappotment and ncern that if legislatn be law uld be ed to target gay, lbian, nonbary and transgenr kids and fai. "Bob Chapek:Disney CEO (fally) speaks out on 'Don't Say Gay' bill.

But where's the gay Disney fairy tale?

RAVEN-SYMONé AND 'RAVEN'S HOME' ST WALK OFF DISNEY SET TO PROTT 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL

"In support of our LGBTQ+ fay and all of those who will be damaged by the 'don’t say gay bill' we the st of 'Raven's Home' are walkg out, " Symoné wrote the ptn of a Tuday Instagram vio of her and the st walkg off set.

Raven-Symoné and the st of “Raven’s Home” are among the Disney employe who participated Tuday a walkout prottg Florida legislatn that would rtrict classroom stctn on sexual orientatn and genr Instagram, Raven-Symoné shared a vio of the “Raven’s Home” st and executive producers exprsg their support for LGBTQIA+ Disney staffers who anized the monstratn opposg the bill — which crics have labeled the Don’t Say Gay bill. “In support of our LGBTQ+ fay and all of those who will be damaged by the ‘don’t say gay bill’ we the st of Ravens Home are walkg out, ” the Disney Channel star ptned the vio. #dontsaygaybill”In solidary wh the LGBTQIA+ muny, Disney employe staged a prott Tuday bee the entertament rporatn refed to nounce the bill before was passed by the state Legislature.

RAVEN-SYMONé JOS DISNEY WALKOUT OVER ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL: ‘WE DON’T LIKE ’

”In her post, the “Ltle Fir Everywhere” star shared the hashtag #SayGay, along wh a rabow of heart emojis, while enuragg her lns of followers to sign a petn urgg Disney to “immediately and fely cease all mpaign donatns to... Policians volved the creatn of or passage of the ‘don’t say gay or trans’ bill.