Symoné said she knew she was gay by the time she was 12 years old (and even had some awareness of it when she was '10, in the single digits'), but she tried to force herself to like boys. 'It only mattered what could be sold as part of the Raven Symoné brand.' 'I never thought I would come out because my personal life didn't matter,' The View co-host shared in Lexus L/Studio's 'It Got Better' docu-series. In 2016, the former child actress opened up about publicly embracing her sexuality after hiding it for many years to protect her career.
