Naya Rivera's legacy will be one of inclusion, equality, self-acceptance and excellence.
"It was one of the first times an openly lesbian, high school relationship was seen on network television and Naya understood what 'Brittana' meant to the many young women who were seeing themselves represented on television for the first time."
"Off screen, I am a woman who stands in support of equality, and equal rights for all," Rivera penned in an open letter to the LGBTQ community in 2017 for in 2013."I definitely feel strongly about a cause like this, largely in part to to the fact that I play a lesbian on TV. It is really important."spoke to Latinas and brown queer people. In season 3, Santana comes out to her religious grandmother with a heartfelt speech. It allowed the show to tell a different coming out story. SincePose, One Day at a Time"There are very few ethnic LGBT characters on television, so I am honored to represent them," Rivera toldmagazine in 2013.
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