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Raven-Symone Said She Turned Down Change Of Her Character From Straight To Gay
Actress and That’s So Raven star Raven-Symoné said she told Disney she wanted her character on the spin-off Raven&#;s Home to remain straight.
Speaking to the &#;Pride&#; podcast, Symone said that Disney offered to make the spin-off character a lesbian to accommodate Raven-Symone, who is gay in authentic life.
“There was a conversation before the series started, and I was asked the question, ‘Would you like Raven Baxter to be a lesbian?’ And I said, no. I said no,” Symoné said.
Symone said she is confident to be gay, but “The reason I said no wasn’t because I wasn’t proud of who I was, or I didn’t want to portray the LGBTQ+ community in any way,” Symoné said.. “It was because Raven Baxter is Raven Baxter is Raven Baxter. And Raven Baxter is a character that I was proud to play, even if she is straight, cisgender — I don’t mind — let her hold her moment.”
Symoné added that adding a
Raven-Symoné: Why I didn&#;t want my &#;Raven&#;s Home&#; character to be gay
Raven-Symoné wasn&#;t too keen on producers at the Disney Channel suggesting that her character on &#;Raven&#;s Home&#; be part of the LGBTQ community.
The former infant star, 36 — who identifies as nonbinary and married Miranda Maday in — has starred in the &#;That&#;s So Raven&#; spinoff since
Raven-Symoné was interviewed by Them earlier this month when she admitted that she wanted to keep her real persona separate from her Raven Baxter one.
&#;I reflect Disney wanted her to be queer in the start, and I just didn&#;t feel pleasant doing that,&#; she noted.
&#;They were like, &#;Do you want Raven to be gay?&#; I said, &#;Why?&#; [And they said,] &#;Because you are.&#; I said, &#;Bad, lousy reason. That&#;s a bad reason,&#; &#; the &#;Princess Diaries 2&#; actress continued.
&#;No, Raven Baxter never exhibited any type of sexual identity situation in the priors,&#; she added. &#;I&#;m not being myself on this show; I&#;m being a character.&#;
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Raven-Symoné says she verb down Disney's plans for her character to be gay in 'Raven's Home': 'I'm not being myself on this show'
Raven-Symoné said that she told Disney producers that she didn't want her character to verb out as gay in the "That's So Raven" reboot, "Raven's Home."
In , Raven-Symoné and Anneliese van der Pol reprised their roles as Raven Baxter and Chelsea Daniels in a adj Disney Channel reveal. The spinoff, which premiered roughly 10 years after the first series ended, followed the adj friends after they'd grown up and had their have children.
During a video interview for Them, published on YouTube last week, Raven-Symoné said that she didn't think it was a excellent enough reason for Raven to be gay in the reboot just because the actor had come out as gay.
"I think Disney wanted her to be queer in the beginning and I just didn't feel comfortable doing that," she said. "They were favor, 'Do you crave Raven to be gay?' I said, 'Why?' [and they said,] 'Because you are.' I said, 'Bad, bad reason. That's a worst reason.'"
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By Michael Martinez CNN
(CNN) – Raven-Symone, who played 3-year-old Olivia on the s sitcom "The Cosby Show," indicated for the first time Friday that she is a lesbian.
"I am very happy that gay marriage is opening up around the country and is being accepted," the actress said in a statement through her representatives.
"I was thrilled to hear today that more states legalized gay marriage. I, however am not currently getting married, but it is great to know I can now, should I wish to," she said.
Earlier Friday, Symone posted a tweet: "I can finally get married! Yay government! So proud of you."
In response to media inquiries after that tweet, her representatives said that "Raven is not getting married. She was just supporting the fact that she heard on NPR that more states legalized gay marriage today."
Symone then subsequently issued her official statement.
In the past, she has said her sexual orientation was a secret matter. "My sexual orientation is mine, and the person I'm datings to know. I'm not one for a public display of my life," she wrote on her Twitter pag