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Girl Meets World Celebrity Rowan Blanchard Came Out As Queer and Went to Bat for Her Disney Character, Too
Girl Meets World, made for loyal fans of Cory and Topanga, plus the new preteen demographic, has been a Disney Channel series since the summer of 2014. But the show’s main star, Rowan Blanchard, revealed something new: She is queer, reported Glamour. And she’d so be onboard if her ethics turned out to be, too.
Blanchard, 14, took to her Twitter account to tell fans that she doesn’t want her sexuality to be labeled as “straight, gay or whateva”; she prefers the fluid term queer. When people asked why she refused to choose a label (because everyone loves a good binary, ugh), she said she is “open to liking any gender in the future.”
The Disney Channel star, who plays Cory and Topanga’s pre-teen daughter, Riley, in the series, says she has only dated boys in the past but doesn’t want to be limited to dating a specific gender when she grows up. The young actress follows several celebrities, including Miley Cyrus and Kristen Stewart, who have helped make sexual fluidity visible.
Blanchard added her own twist by correcting her grammar in her coming-out tweet, in
Rowan Blanchard Opens Up About Her Sexuality: "I Don't Wanna Label Myself as Straight, Gay or Whateva"
Rowan Blanchard is proving once again that she is wise beyond her years.
The 14-year-old Girl Meets World actress has never been one to introverted away from mature, significant conversations. As it turns out, this weekend was no different when the Disney Channel star opened up about her sexuality.
In a Twitter post shared initial Saturday, Rowan called herself "queer," but also expressed the importance of not labeling others.
"In my life—only ever liked boys," she shared online. "However I personally don't wanna label myself as straight, homosexual or whateva so I am not gonna present myself labels to stick with—just existing;)"
She continued, "Yes, [I'm] open to liking any gender in future is why I recognize as queer."
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The dialogue comes after the actress penned a lengthy blog post titled "Sorry, Not Sorry."
In the article, Rowan explained how she "quit apologizing for existing." She also shares three things that have helped th
‘Girl Meets World’ Actress Rowan Blanchard: “I Identify as Queer”
Rowan Blanchard spoke about her sexuality on Twitter this past weekend. The Girl Meets World actress told fans she identifies as queer.
“In my being — only ever liked boys,” wrote 14-year-old Blanchard. “However I personally don’t wanna label myself as straight, gay or whateva so I am not gonna give myself labels to stick with — just existing.”
A fan asked Blanchard to elaborate, and she said she was “open to liking any gender in future” and that’s the reason she identifies as queer.
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— Rowan Blanchard (@rowblanchard) January 16, 2016
@phippstea yes open to liking any gender in future is why I identify as queer
— Rowan Blanchard (@rowblanchard) January 16, 2016
The actress said she got negative responses on Twitter after her comments, and seemed disappointed at the reaction. “I thought I was being brave and was proud of myself and then everyone attacks me,” she wrote.
@lovingrowboat like I thought I was existence brave and was pleased of myself and then eve
If you were on a certain part of the Internet around 2015, Rowan Blanchard’s reputation might precede her. At age 14, the then-Disney Channel luminary wrote an essay on the importance of intersectional feminism which went viral, and wrote regularly for Rookie magazine. She gave a speech on feminism and gender equality at the UN Women and US National Committee’s annual conference that same year, as a member of #TeamHeForShe, which Emma Watson also lead. Time magazine named her one of the most influential teens of 2015. Suddenly, she was looked to as an activist, incredibly poised, articulate and ready to shiver things up. That spotlight hasn’t been without its pressures, causing Rowan to state in interviews that she had to reevaluate the role of social media and that develop of online activism in her life.
As Paige, the lead in Hulu’s brand-new queer rom-com Crush, which releases on Friday, Blanchard plays a slightly awkward high schooler who is struggling with her application to a summer arts program. She’s witty and funny with her friends, but hopelessly tongue-tied around her crush, and Blanchard delivers both tones — and everything in between — with clear-eyed
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