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You get to be seen."
The happy couple also has their own YouTube series, 8 PM, which is purely based on their own interests and what content they want to create. When the creators of "Raven's Home" asked the lead actress whether or not she wanted to make her character lesbian, the actress was adamantly against it.
“So, I give props to Disney for embracing who I am and who the kids are of today.”
When Raven Symone agreed to reprise her iconic role as Raven Baxter for the Disney Channel spin-off “Raven’s Home” in 2017, the actress says she was approached to play the character as a gay woman — an offer which she now reveals she respectfully declined.
You can’t lie to them,” she said. Raven Baxter’s not gay.”
“No matter what the first four seasons looked like with me and Chelsea sleeping in the same room and us raising a family together.” Had it been up to Raven all along, she wouldn’t have her character even entertain storylines about dating in general.
It was just in July when Disney made headlines after introducing its first trans character to “Raven’s Home.” Juliana Joel, who plays Nikki, made history for also being the first trans character on Disney Channel.
Sharing the news with her fans on Instagram over the summer, Juliana emotionally penned a heartfelt statement, writing, “Coming from a typical Puerto Rican family, I didn’t think being an actor was possible [especially] for someone like me, I thought you had to be born into that world.”
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“Fast forward to becoming an actor I then told myself I wasn’t young enough to be on Disney anymore & even if that wasn’t the case I’m TRANS!
Who sleep in the same room.”
She also pointed out how she didn’t believe that Raven Baxter should be dating in the spinoff. And while Raven’s sexuality was never a talking point on the actual show, the Atlanta native stressed that her own life choices shouldn’t have to reflect a character she portrays on TV. “I’m not being myself on this show, I’m being a character.
According to Us Weekly, Symoné's wife had never seen any of the child actress's projects before the pair met, which Symoné loved.
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Raven-Symoné is setting the record straight – literally about her past Disney Channel roles.
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In an interview on ‘The Jason Lee Show’, Symoné clarified that her character Raven Baxter from ‘That’s So Raven’ was straight, while Galleria Garibaldi from ‘The Cheetah Girls’ exhibited subtle indications of queerness, saying:
“[Galleria Garibaldi] showed signs of being low(key) suspect.”
Symone, a longtime advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and married to actress Miranda Maday since 2020, continues to promote diversity in Hollywood through her own podcast ‘The Best Podcast Ever’ and her ongoing role in ‘Raven’s Home.’
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UncategorizedRaven-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 child star, 36 — who identifies as nonbinary and married Miranda Maday in 2020 — has starred in the “That’s So Raven” spinoff since 2017.
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 think Disney wanted her to be queer in the beginning, and I just didn’t feel comfortable doing that,” she noted.
I’d never seen an out trans actor or character on the Disney Channel. In a new interview with LGBT magazine Them, the 36-year-old explained why she was against the idea right from the beginning.
“I think Disney wanted her to be queer in the beginning,” Raven told the publication, admitting that when she was asked about potentially making Raven queer, the idea alone had left her feeling “uncomfortable.” She recounted the conversation, adding, “They were like, ‘Do you want Raven to be gay?’ I said, ‘Why?’ Because you are.
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While the sitcom ended in 2007, a sequel premiered 10 years later and is currently in its fifth season.
“Raven’s Home” follows Raven Baxter as she raises her two children after her divorce, alongside her best friend, Chelsea (Anneliese van der Pol).
“Raven Baxter’s not gay. “I’m not being myself on this show; I’m being a character.”
Raven-Symoné shot to fame in the 2003 Disney Channel series “That’s So Raven,” playing the wacky titular character who gets into weird situations and who can see visions of the future.
"We love the fact that we get to be ourselves, that we don't have a huge conglomerate telling us what to do," Symoné shared with ET.
The “This Is My Time” singer previously revealed back in 2017 how she was shocked to learn that Disney Channel wanted her back on the air despite her sexual orientation.
No matter what the first four seasons looked like, with me and Chelsea sleeping in the same room and us raising a family together,” the former “The View” co-host continued. Look at y’all!’ Thank you Disney for understanding I’m a human,” she told Hollywood Life five years ago.
“So, yeah, I was pleasantly surprised, but again, as we grow and as the network grows and as humanity grows, the kids are getting smarter and smarter!
I said bad, bad reason. No, Raven Baxter never exhibited any type of sexual identity situation in the priors.”
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Raven made her Disney Channel debut playing Raven Baxter on “That’s So Raven,” which spanned four seasons between 2003 and 2007.
“They were like, ‘Do you want Raven to be gay?’ I said, ‘Why?’ [And they said,] ‘Because you are.’ I said, ‘Bad, bad reason.