Raven-Symone , who played 3-year-old Olivia on the 1980s sitcom `` The Cosby Show , '' indicated for the first time Friday that she is a lesbian . `` I am very happy that gay marriage is opening up around the country and is being accepted , '' the actress said in a statement through her representatives . `` I was excited to hear today that more states legalized gay marriage . I , however am not currently getting married , but it is great to know I can now , should I wish to , '' she said . Earlier Friday , Symone posted a tweet : `` I can finally get married ! Yay government ! So proud of you . '' In response to media inquiries after that tweet , her representatives said that `` Raven is not getting married . She was just supporting the fact that she heard on NPR that more states legalized gay marriage today . '' Symone then subsequently issued her official statement . In the past , she has said her sexual orientation was a private matter . `` My sexual orientation is mine , and the person I 'm datings to know . I 'm not one for a public display of my life , '' she wrote on her Twitter page in May 2012 . After `` The Cosby Show , '' Symone was featured with Eddie Murphy in his `` Dr. Dolittle '' films and starred in Disney Channel 's `` That 's So Raven . ''
Raven-Symone says `` It 's great to know '' she can have a legal gay marriage . `` I , however am not currently getting married , '' she says . In the past , she said her sexual orientation was a private matter . She starred in `` The Cosby Show '' in the 1980s and more recently on the Disney Channel .