Raven-Symoné on becoming the LGBTQ+ role model she didn't have growing up

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Raven-Symoné on becoming the LGBTQ+ role model she didn't have growing up
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Raven-Symoné shared how a friend gave her the courage to send a momentous tweet.

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., a website focused on LGBTQ+ issues. The actor credits her"Sister Act" co-star Demond Green with encouraging her to share her story.

“I’m like, ‘I didn’t have any role models either.’ Like who did I have to look up to?” she said her conversation with Green went at the time. “No offense,. And so all of those moments just did not lead up to a safe environment for me to come out.” Fast-forward to Aug. 2, 2013, and the star suddenly tweeted the following message to her fans:"I can finally get married! Yay government! So proud of you."

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