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Raven-Symoné is opening up about how she turned down the Disney channel's attempt to make her Raven's Home character a member of the LGBTQ community. The spinoff, which premiered roughly 10 years after the first series ended, followed the best friends after they'd grown up and had their own children. That's a bad reason. Raven
Raven-Symoné wasn't too keen on producers at the Disney Channel suggesting that her character on "Raven's Home" be gay. The actor credits her "Sister Act" co-star Demond Green with encouraging her to share her story. When Green told the actor that he had watched her grow up onscreen, the conversation turned to the topic of role models and the fact that there weren't many openly gay role models in pop culture at the time. Raven
Raven-Symoné' broke into acting in "The Cosby Show," then became a Disney Channel star on "That's So Raven." Here's what you need to know about her sexuality. The year-old actress and singer-songwriter reprised the role for spin-off series Raven's Home , which premiered in and wrapped its fourth season earlier this year. There is still no definitive news as to whether there will be a fifth season. 
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Raven-Symoné said she "didn't feel comfortable" with her character being gay in "Raven's Home." She said in an interview with Them that Disney wanted Raven Baxter to be queer in the reboot. She played a teenager who could see the future named Raven Baxter in the early s' "That's So Raven. She revealed that she found out about her sexuality as a teenager but was kept from disclosing it due to the social climate at the time.
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Raven-Symoné says she was asked if she wanted her 'Raven's Home' character to be a lesbian. Find out why she declined. The actress also likes to keep up with commentary among viewers, and will occasionally respond to fan questions and theories. In fact, the actress and singer did not reveal that she was in a relationship with Miranda Pearman-Maday until the summer of , when the pair exchanged vows at an intimate wedding with friends and family, as Us Weekly reported.
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Raven-Symoné wasn't ready to come out as gay until a co-star gave her the push she needed to muster up the courage. The year-old looks back on her journey to being openly gay in a new. . 
The Truth About Raven
The year-old actress and singer-songwriter reprised the role for spin-off series Raven's Home, which premiered in and wrapped its fourth season earlier this year. .
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Raven-Symoné didn’t think her character’s life needed to mirror her own. “I was asked a question, ‘Would you like Raven Baxter to be a lesbian?’ And I said no,” Raven-Symoné, .