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WATCH: Raven-Symoné Doesn't Want to Be Called 'Gay' or 'African-American'

WATCH: Raven-Symoné Doesn't Want to Be Called 'Gay' or 'African-American'

WATCH: Raven-Symoné Doesn't Want to Be Called 'Gay' or 'African-American'

The former Disney star sat with Oprah and fielded questions about her sexuality and her current work.

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Actress Raven-Symoné says she's "in an amazing, happy relationship" with a woman, but she declined to be labeled "gay" — or, for that matter, "African-American."

She made the comments on last night's pisode of Oprah: Where Are They Now? to discuss, among other things, her coming-out tweet supporting marriage equality and what her life was like as a child star.

The actress, best known as the star of the Disney Channel series That's So Raven, has never publicly labeled her sexual orientation, but her tweet “I can finally get married! Yay Government! So proud of you” last year led many to consider her lesbian or bisexual.

In true Oprah fashion, the famed talk-show host got right down to it asking Raven if that tweet was her way of coming out and saying she was gay. "That was my way of saying I'm proud of the country," Raven responded. "But I will say that I'm in an amazing, happy relationship with my partner. A woman. On the other side, my mother and people in my family they’ve taught me to keep my personal life to myself — as much as possible. So I try my best to hold the fence where I can, but I am proud to be who I am, and what I am."

The woman she refers to is America’s Next Top Model contestant AzMarie Livingston. Raven and AzMarie have reportedly been together for two years.

In response to Oprah’s question of when Raven knew “who and what” she was, she said, "In that topic of dating and love … I knew when I was, like, 12. " was looking at everything."

"Where you looking at boys and girls?" Oprah asked.

“Yes, ma’am,” Raven replied.

Despite her attraction to multiple genders, Raven doesn’t want to be labeled as bisexual, queer, or even gay. "I don't want to be labeled 'gay,'" she said. "I want to be labeled a human who loves humans. I'm tired of being labeled. I'm an American. I'm not an African-American; I'm an American."

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Eliel Cruz

<p>Eliel Cruz is a culture commentator, speaker, and writer on LGBT issues, emphasizing on bisexuality, religion, and media.</p>

<p>Eliel Cruz is a culture commentator, speaker, and writer on LGBT issues, emphasizing on bisexuality, religion, and media.</p>