am deserving of, and that is what i hope kids seeing it will watch to know that they are valid and their experiences valid. >> you know, raven-symoné, you said a moment ago that representation in the right of ramadan borton. can talk about the importance of queer visibility in the media, especially for a younger audience like yours and especially when we are seeing a tax on the lgbt q plus a community in the classroom, libraries, state legislatures, and elsewhere. >> yeah, the cool thing about the entertainment industry is that it is supposed to reflect life. it is supposed to reflect what you are dealing with every day and if we do not show all kinds of people that we are not doing our job. because of the weather temperature around the lgbtq+ community and government and legislature at all of that, i think it is even more important that we present ourselves in a
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beautiful light, but it is also very important to show it in a, i'm going to call it an easy light. one of the things i love about her character is that it is not about her being transgender to, it is about her personality. there is literally one sentence in all of the episodes that says it, and raven just brushes over it. it is normalized, this is not saying how you should be, let's do this or do that, it's not that. this is who i am, this is who she is, and we are representing ourselves in that. >> you know, raven-symoné, you mentioned it earlier about also being a black woman, a woman of color. but that brings an added dimension to the need for visibility, no? >> i mean, yes, it is my responsibility because at some point with an hour history even
to create a space for others struggling with their identities. now, julianna joel and raven-symoné are both doing that on a network for young people. raven-symoné, julianna joel, thank you both for joining us. raven-symoné let's start with you. you're an executive producer on ravenshoe, may talk about your commitment to diversity and inclusion on the show and how conversations began that led to having a transgender character? >> well, it is very important to show representation on a show that i am a part of because i am a part of the lgbtq+ community as well as a black woman and it is very important that, in my role, of power and position, that i allow doors to open for all kinds of people. the conversation started in the writers room, we have a wonderful executive producers, and wonderful writers room that does fire divers and one of our writers who is also transgender
decade ago and being married to miranda may day since 2020, the actress has said that coming to terms with her sexuality has always been a mental struggle and, because of that, she wants to create a space for others struggling with their identities. now, julianna joel and raven-symoné are both doing that on a network for young people. raven-symoné, julianna joel, thank you both for joining us. raven-symoné let's start with you. you're an executive producer on ravenshoe, may talk about your commitment to diversity and inclusion on the show and how conversations began that led to having a transgender character? >> well, it is very important to show representation on a show that i am a part of because i am a part of the lgbtq+ community as well as a black woman and it is very important that, in my role, of
i grew up in a catholic puerto rican military family in florida, of all places, so i did not have a community around me. i did not have anybody in my family, a part of the community let alone and be on tv to really connect to. so to be on disney channel also and do it, i told raising the story, i'm doing a version of my favorite childhood show. raven was my best friend in my mind for years, and so to now be on a version of my favorite show and i get to do it authentically as myself on a network like the disney channel, it just, it is broken down those walls in my mind about what i am capable of, what time am deserving of, and that is what i hope kids seeing it will watch to know that they are valid and their experiences valid. >> you know, raven-symoné, you said a moment ago that representation in the right of ramadan borton. can talk about the importance of queer visibility in the media, especially for a younger audience like yours and especially when we are seeing a
of support know that there is a community out there that loves you and support, you and is cheering for you and is doing the work so that eventually we can all just live our lives like we want to. >> julianna julianna i get the feeling that you are going to be someone else's best friend from television the way raven was for you. raven-symoné, julianna, joel thank you both so much for your time. >> thank you for having us. >> yes, thank you. >> ahead, the president of the human rights campaign, kelly robinson on her organization's new emergency declaration for lgbtq+ americans. ricans ♪ breeze driftin' on... ♪ [coughing] ♪ ...by, you know how i feel. ♪ if you're tired of staring down your copd,... ♪ it's a new dawn, ♪ ♪ it's a new day... ♪ ...stop settling. ♪ ...and i'm feelin' good. ♪ start a new day with trelegy. no once-daily copd medicine has the power
in all of the episodes that says it, and raven just brushes over it. it is normalized, this is not saying how you should be, let's do this or do that, it's not that. this is who i am, this is who she is, and we are representing ourselves in that. >> you know, raven-symoné, you mentioned it earlier about also being a black woman, a woman of color. but that brings an added dimension to the need for visibility, no?
be someone else's best friend from television the way raven was for you. raven-symoné, julianna, joel thank you both so much for your time. >> thank you for having us. >> yes, thank you. >> ahead, the president of the human rights campaign, kelly robinson on her organization's new emergency declaration for lgbtq+ americans.