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| 'Pineapple Express' star joins Anna Paquin, Ricky Martin out in Hollywood. |
Heard, star of "Pineapple Express" target ="external", who will soon appear as Johnny Depp's love interest in "The Rum Diaries," came out Friday at GLAAD's 25 anniversary celebration, where she walked the red carpet with her girlfriend of two years, artist and photographer Tasya van Ree.
Afterward, speaking to the gay-centered entertainment site AfterEllen.com, Heard said she felt a responsibility to come out at 24.
""I think when I became aware of my role in the media, I had to ask myself an important question, 'Am I part of the problem?'" she told the the website.
"I think that the injustice of people staying in the closet is more than I can bear with a clear conscience," Heard said, "and I couldn't sleep at night if I was a part of that problem, if I was part of the lies."
Asked about van Ree, Heard said, "She's so beautiful. I mean, you'd have to be crazy not to want to go out with her!"
Heard was recently photographed at a rally against California's Proposition 8, which bans gay marriage. She called the fight for gay rights "our generation's civil rights movement," adding, "If we're too scared to come out and say who we are, we'll never get anywhere."
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