'Matilda' star Mara Wilson comes out on Twitter as queer
There is no right time or wrong place to come out -- and on Monday, former child star Mara Wilson chose Twitter to tell her story.
Wilson, an author and storyteller best-known for her role in the movie Matlida, has become something of a Twitter celebrity in recent years. On Monday, the actress decided to come out to her 277,000 followers, explaining that she's "embraced the Bi/Queer label lately.”
After Sunday's massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Wilson posted a picture of herself at a gay nightclub.
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She then reflected on her experiences in the gay community, and why she always felt so comfortable there.
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A follower asked her to describe herself more explicitly, using labels. Wilson then explained she was a two on the Kinsey scale, defined as "predominantly heterosexual, but more than incidentally homosexual."
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Though she came out on Twitter, Wilson plans to keep most of her private life actually private.
While Wilson is best known for her work as a child actress, she recently made a cameo on the notoriously queer-friendly Broad City, and is a well-known writer and storyteller in New York City.
Heather was the Web Trends reporter at Mashable NYC. Prior to joining Mashable, Heather wrote regularly for UPROXX and GOOD Magazine, was published in The Daily Dot and VICE, and had her work featured in Entertainment Weekly, Jezebel, Mic, and Gawker. She loves small terrible dogs and responsible driving. Follow her on Twitter @wear_a_helmet.
