“Cosby Show” Star Comes Out As Lesbian, Rallies For Full-Fledged Gay Marriage Legalization

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"Cosby Show" child star Raven-Symone has come out as a lesbian and is using her voice to encourage states across the nation to legalize gay marriage.

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The 27-year-old hottie broke the news publicly a few days ago when she referenced gay marriage on Twitter.

Raven-Symone, darling of “The Cosby Show” and “That’s So Raven,” stirred things up a bit Friday with a tweet about gay marriage that’s being interpreted as her official coming out as a lesbian. “I can finally get married! Yay government! So proud of you,” the actress wrote. The 27-year-old also retweeted a follower who said, “She been out, momma just didn’t have time for [nonsense]” (a reply to another’s statement, “You better come out sis”). But no, the first tweet didn’t mean Raven-Symone’s getting married now. (Los Angeles Times)

She also issued a formal statement to clear up rumors about her tying the knot in light of more states legalizing gay marriage.

Symone told E! News in an exclusive statement: “I am very happy that gay marriage is opening up around the country and is being accepted. I was excited to hear today that more states legalized gay marriage. I, however am not currently getting married, but it is great to know I can now, should I wish to.” So don’t pop the bubbly yet. A rep for the actress said in an exclusive statement to E! News, “Raven is not getting married. She was just supporting the fact that she heard on NPR that more states legalized gay marriage today.” (E! Online)

While she may have hinted at it in the past, Symone never officially came out about her sexuality until now.

In the past, she has said her sexual orientation was a private matter. “My sexual orientation is mine, and the person I’m datings to know. I’m not one for a public display of my life,” she wrote on her Twitter page in May 2012. After “The Cosby Show,” Symone was featured with Eddie Murphy in his “Dr. Dolittle” films and starred in Disney Channel’s “That’s So Raven.” (CNN)

In May 2012, rap mogul Jay Zpublicly vouched his support toward gay marriage.

Rapper Jay-Z on Monday threw his support behind President Barack Obama‘s stance on legalizing same-sex marriage. The rapper, whose real name is Shawn Carter, said not allowing gay marriage was “holding the country back,” in an interview with CNN’s Poppy Harlow. “What people do in their own homes is their business and you can choose to love whoever you love. That’s their business. [It] is no different than discriminating against blacks. It’s discrimination plain and simple,” Jay-Z, a longtime supporter of Obama, added. (My Fox DC)

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