Girl Meets World star Rowan Blanchard is invested in making sure that her show reflects the same world she advocates for in everyday life.
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The Disney Channel starlet clarified in a fan response that she’s identifying as queer because she’s open to dating any gender in the future.
In a Twitter post, Blanchard stated that she’s “not gonna give myself labels to stick with – just existing”.
Instead of identifying as gay or straight, the term “Queer” is noted as being someone who “feels outside of the norms in regards to gender or sexuality” according to the website PFLAG.
Despite her young age, Blanchard has become something of a cultural critic over the last few months. The 14-year-old dazzles us with her awareness of what’s happening in the world.
“Girl Meets World”, now beginning production on its third season for an intended spring 2016 airing, focuses on Riley Matthews (Blanchard), the daughter of Cory (Ben Savage) and Topanga (Danielle Fishel) from the 1993-2000 sitcom “Boy Meets World“.
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File this one under “celebs we wish we were around when we were kids”. Blanchard says that women are subjected to sexism on a daily basis and it is unacceptable and changes must be made to address the issues. “I think this is unacceptable and should be unacceptable to both genders”. “It’s important to me, being queer, that there is representation on our show”.
