Broadway and television star Sara Ramirez broke barriers when she played the openly bisexual doctor Callie Torres on “Grey’s Anatomy.” Owning her personal truth as a queer and bisexual woman off-screen, however, was a different matter. “I was concerned it would affect my career in a negative way. Before the “Madam Secretary” star made her speech, however, she decided to open up about her sexuality with friends during a movie night. Can we get back to the movie now?’”These days, Ramirez feels very “lucky and privileged” to have the support of her friends, family and her chosen family. She had a few words, however, for what she’d tell her younger, less-confident self.

Source: Huffington Post March 08, 2018 22:52 UTC