Raven-Symone is explaining why she didn’t want her Raven’s Home character to be a lesbian.
In a new interview on the Pride podcast, the 35-year-old actress revealed she Disney Channel execs asked if she was interested in having her Raven’s Home character, Raven Baxter, identify as a lesbian in the reboot.
Despite the offer, Raven declined. Click inside to find out why… “You know what, 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,” Raven shared. “And the reason I said no wasn’t because I wasn’t proud of who I was, or I didn’t want to represent the LGBTQ+ community in any way,” Raven continued. “It was because Raven Baxter is Raven