Kelly Marie Tran, the voice actress behind the title character in Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon, just made an exciting confession: she thinks Raya is a gay woman.Tran, and the movie, both wowed over the weekend, with Raya and the Last Dragon earning rave reviews and landing the #1 spot at the box office.
Now, in an interview with Vanity Fair, Tran has opened up about her take on the role, and the need for more LGBTQ representation in family films.“I’m obsessed with Namaari and I’m obsessed with Gemma Chan.
So I’m really excited you brought this up,” Tran says of her character Raya, and of Raya’s on-screen comrade Namaari, voiced by Chan.