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Disney Channel star Karan Brar comes out as bisexual in an emotional essay

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Karan Brar has opened up about his sexuality and mental health journey in a powerful essay.  Since getting his start in the 2010 coming-of-age film Diary of a Wimpy Kid, the 24-year-old talent has steadily made a name for himself in the acting sphere – with major roles in Disney Channel’s Bunk’d and Jessie.  While his career in front of the camera has been full of success, life behind closed doors wasn’t as easy for the young actor – specifically in regards to exploring his sexuality.  In a heartfelt essay…

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Disney star Matthew Scott Montgomery shares his harrowing conversion therapy experience

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Former Disney star Matthew Scott Montgomery has opened up about his heartbreaking experience with conversion therapy. In the 2010s, the Smoosh actor starred in an array of Disney Channel shows, including Shake It Up, Austin & Ally, and So Random! While Montgomery cultivated a successful career on the network, his life behind the scenes was far from perfect. In a recent interview on Christy Carlson Romano’s podcast Vulnerable, the Howdy, Neighbor star reflected on his conservative upbringing and rough coming-out experience. “My parents are very, very conservative. How I grew…

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Disney Channel’s first openly trans actress reflects on the anti-LGBTQ+ hate she’s received

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Trans actress Juliana Joel has opened up about the backlash she faced after joining the Disney Channel series Raven’s Home. Back in July 2022, the Book of Queer star made history when she became the first openly trans actress to star in a Disney Channel production. While LGBTQ+ viewers praised the network for introducing Joel’s groundbreaking character, the decision was also met with anti-trans hate from conservative parents. On a recent episode of Christy Carlson Romano’s Vulnerable podcast, Joel opened up about the backlash she faced after her casting was…

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Wizards of Waverly Place showrunner confirms Selena Gomez’s character was queer

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Peter Murrieta, former showrunner of Wizards of Waverly Place, has confirmed a long-standing theory about series protagonist Alex Russo (played by Selena Gomez). On the most recent episode of the Wizards of Waverly Pod, hosted by former stars Jennifer Stone (Harper Finkle) and David DeLuise (Jerry Russo), Murrieta was asked if there were storylines he wished he could’ve explored further. “Easy, easy, easy,” he said. “I wished we could have played more with what was quite obvious to a lot of us, which was the relationship between Stevie and Alex.…

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