Rowan Blanchard identifies herself as queer, not gay

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Last Updated : Jan 18 2016 | 7:43 PM IST

Actress Rowan Blanchard, known for playing Riley Matthews on TV series "Girl Meets World", surprised her fans as she talked about her sexuality on digital platforms.

The 14-year-old actress told her fans that she identified herself as a queer rather than as a straight or gay on January 15 on Twitter, reports aceshowbiz.com.

The actress posted on social media a screenshot which read: "In my life-only ever liked boys however, I personally don't wanna label myself as straight gay or whatever so I am not gonna give myself labels to stick with - just existing."

Blanchard captioned the image: "Aye!"

Realising that she didn't put comma between the words "straight" and "gay", she tweeted: "Omg I forgot to put a comma between straight and gay pls don't kill me."

She then explained why she identified herself as queer.

"Open to liking any gender in future is why I identify as queer," she wrote.

She was also aware of the consequences of coming out as queer.

She said: "Like I thought I was being brave and was proud of myself and then everyone attacks me... Cool."

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First Published: Jan 18 2016 | 7:26 PM IST

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