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    The Broadway star and former High School Musical sweetheart is proud to call herself an ally for the gay community.
By Raffy ErmacApril 23 2015 / 5:07 PM
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Raffy is a Los Angeles-based writer, editor, video creator, critic, and digital director of Out Magazine. The former editor-in-chief of PRIDE, he is also a die-hard Rihanna and Sailor Moon stan who loves to write about all things pop culture, entertainment, and identities. Follow him on Instagram (@raffyermac) and Twitter (@byraffy), and subscribe to his YouTube channel. 
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In a recent interview with GLAAD's Claire Pires, Broadway star Vanessa Hudgens came out as a proud ally for the LGBT community. 
The High School Musical and Spring Breakers star explained to Pires that "it's important for us to stand up for people and to have each other's back."

    

"I'm a very open person," said Hudgens. "Love comes first for me. I don't see people as gay or straight, I see you as a good person or a not-good person. If you're a good person, I will love you. It does not matter what you are."
Watch Hudgens's full GLAAD interview below.
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In a recent interview with GLAAD's Claire Pires, Broadway star Vanessa Hudgens came out as a proud ally for the LGBT community.

The High School Musical and Spring Breakers star explained to Pires that "it's important for us to stand up for people and to have each other's back."

"I'm a very open person," said Hudgens. "Love comes first for me. I don't see people as gay or straight, I see you as a good person or a not-good person. If you're a good person, I will love you. It does not matter what you are."

Watch Hudgens's full GLAAD interview below.

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