"Raya And The Last Dragon" Star Kelly Marie Tran Just Publicly Came Out As Queer

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Well, she just publicly came out as queer!!!

Kelly Marie Tran smiling, wearing a sleeveless, high-neck top and dangling earrings, in an outdoor setting

Kelly made the revelation yesterday while discussing her role in the upcoming remake of The Wedding Banquet.

Kelly Marie Tran seated, talking to Jimmy Kimmel in a glamorous gown

"I haven’t said this publicly yet, but I’m a queer person,” Kelly told Vanity Fair, reportedly getting emotional.

Kelly Marie Tran in a stylish outfit holding a handbag over her shoulder while standing before a SXSW event backdrop

Kelly said her identity as a queer person is also why she was initially attracted to the role. "The thing that really excited me about it was I got to play a person that I felt like I knew," she shared. "I don't feel like I'm acting at all in this movie."

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She added, "I’m here doing this amazing movie with these amazing people. I’ve never been in a queer space before. I’ve never truly felt this accepted before."

Kelly Marie Tran wearing a strapless dress with a patterned top and long earrings, posing on a formal red carpet

People were so happy for her! And celebrated her online.

A celebrity in a stylish white two-piece outfit waves while standing outside near a chain-link fence. People are gathered in the background

Kelly has also advocated for LGBTQ+ characters in Hollywood before. In fact, she even said she thinks there were "some romantic feelings going on" between Raya and her enemy Namaari in Raya and the Last Dragon.

Poster for "Raya and the Last Dragon" featuring two characters facing off, promoting Dolby Cinema with a release date of March 5

"I think if you’re a person watching this movie and you see representation in a way that feels really real and authentic to you, then it is real and authentic," she added to Vanity Fair while discussing speculation that Raya might be queer. "I think it might get me in trouble for saying that, but whatever."

You can read Kelly's latest interview here.

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