Future LGBTQ History Month: Rowan Blanchard Takes a Stand

Fuse is celebrating Pride Month by looking at a variety of rising forces who are creating  Future LGBTQ History before our eyes. Today we are honoring Rowan Blanchard, who’s helping lead a new generation into a label-free world.

Blanchard started acting at age five, so she’s already a ten-year industry vet whose big splash came when she was cast as the lead on Disney Channel’s Girl Meets World, a sequel to the 1990s show Boy Meets World . The show aired its final episode in January, after spending three seasons following the highs and lows of Riley Matthews (Blanchard) as she and her best friend Maya (Sabrina Carpenter) navigated friendships, school, and life in a somewhat idealized New York City. Despite her squeaky-clean Disney image, Blanchard has proven herself to be much more than just a sweet, pretty face.