This article is more than 9 years old. See today’s top stories here.

Moved By Orlando, 'Matilda' Star Opens Up About Her Sexuality

Mara Wilson says she's "embraced the bi/queer label" lately.
Mara Wilson is best known for her roles in "Mrs. Doubtfire" and "Matilda."
Mara Wilson is best known for her roles in "Mrs. Doubtfire" and "Matilda."
NBC NewsWire via Getty Images

Mara Wilson, the child star of "Mrs. Doubtfire" and "Matilda," opened up about her sexuality in a series of tweets on Sunday, revealing to her followers that she identifies as bisexual and queer.

Now 28, Wilson began the June 12 thread by expressing her grief over the massacre at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida earlier that day.

Fucking hell, Orlando

— Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff) June 12, 2016

Americans in the eighties were afraid of dying by nuclear bombs, Americans today worry about dying in mass shootings

— Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff) June 12, 2016

Wilson, who is the author of a forthcoming memoir, Where Am I Now? True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame, then shared a snapshot of herself partying at a gay club at 18.

Me at a gay club when I was eighteen. I feel embarrassed looking at it now... pic.twitter.com/qMZec3WBvu

— Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff) June 12, 2016

She continued the thread:

Being a "straight girl" where I clearly didn't belong, but I will say, I felt so welcomed there.

— Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff) June 12, 2016

I have never had a better experience at a club than I did then. Great music and people. And one of my friends met his partner that night!

— Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff) June 12, 2016

I haven't been to one since college, except once when a friend brought me along. I didn't feel like I belonged there.

— Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff) June 12, 2016

But the LGBTQ community has always felt like home, especially a few years later when I, uh, learned something about myself.

— Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff) June 12, 2016

So thank you.

— Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff) June 12, 2016

Naturally, followers responded by asking Wilson to clarify if what she discovered was related to her sexuality. She responded by pointing to the Kinsey Scale, which is also referred to as the Heterosexual-Homosexual Rating Scale. Developed by pioneering sex researcher Alfred Kinsey, the scale is used to measure a person's sexual experience or response at a given time, assigning them a number ranging from zero, which means exclusively heterosexual, to six, meaning exclusively homosexual.

Let me put it this way: I'm a 2. https://t.co/VA98ZK0a37

— Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff) June 13, 2016

I know a lot of people don't like the Kinsey scale, and that is fine by me. But I'm pragmatic at heart and find comfort in numbers.

— Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff) June 13, 2016

After one follower criticized that description, Wilson stated that she's "embraced the bi/queer label lately."

.@__SonjaLouise__ I said I *used* to identify as mostly straight. I've embraced the Bi/Queer label lately

— Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff) June 14, 2016

Still, fans shouldn't expect Wilson to reveal more about her private relationships. She went on to note:

Your support is much appreciated. I will say, though, I'm still gonna be pretty private about my relationships, as I always have been.

— Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff) June 13, 2016

Congratulations, Mara, and kudos to you for living your authentic life!

Close

What's Hot