Mara Wilson

In 2015, Wilson appeared in a video by the mental health charity Project UROK in which she discussed the mental illnesses she has experienced, including anxiety, depression, and [[obsessive–compulsive disorder]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Pittman |first=Taylor |date=May 5, 2015 |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/05/mara-wilson-project-urok_n_7213598.html |title=Mara Wilson's Important Message For Teens Living With Mental Illness |work=[[HuffPost]] |access-date=August 4, 2019 }}</ref> Wilson discussed her history of mental illness on [[Paul Gilmartin]]'s podcast ''[[The Mental Illness Happy Hour]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://mentalpod.com/archives/4171 |title=Mara Wilson |date=September 16, 2016 |work=[[The Mental Illness Happy Hour]] |access-date=February 22, 2018 |first=Paul |last=Gilmartin |author-link=Paul Gilmartin}}</ref>

In 2015, Wilson appeared in a video by the mental health charity Project UROK in which she discussed the mental illnesses she has experienced, including anxiety, depression, and [[obsessive–compulsive disorder]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Pittman |first=Taylor |date=May 5, 2015 |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/05/mara-wilson-project-urok_n_7213598.html |title=Mara Wilson's Important Message For Teens Living With Mental Illness |work=[[HuffPost]] |access-date=August 4, 2019 }}</ref> Wilson discussed her history of mental illness on [[Paul Gilmartin]]'s podcast ''[[The Mental Illness Happy Hour]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://mentalpod.com/archives/4171 |title=Mara Wilson |date=September 16, 2016 |work=[[The Mental Illness Happy Hour]] |access-date=February 22, 2018 |first=Paul |last=Gilmartin |author-link=Paul Gilmartin}}</ref>

Wilson first came out as [[bisexual]] in June 2016, in the aftermath of the [[Pulse nightclub shooting]] in [[Orlando, Florida]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.people.com/article/mara-wilson-comes-out-as-bisexual-after-orlando-shooting|title=Mara Wilson Comes Out as Bisexual in Wake of Orlando Shooting|date=15 June 2016|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=11 March 2025|language=en-US}}</ref> Wilson referred to herself as bisexual and [[queer]] during an interview with [[Medium (website)|Medium]] in September 2017.<ref>{{cite web|first=Ariel|last=Goldberg|url= https://medium.com/lambdalegal/matildas-bi-and-so-am-i-an-interview-with-mara-wilson-854208a3c0b6|title='Matilda' is Bi and So Am I: an Interview with Mara Wilson|website=[[Medium (website)|Medium]]|publisher=A Medium Corporation|location=San Francisco, California|date=September 20, 2017}}</ref> In a 2017 [[op-ed]] in ''[[Elle magazine|Elle]]'' magazine, she defended the then-13-year-old actress [[Millie Bobby Brown]] after commentators sexualized Brown's public image.<ref name="Elle2017-11-14" /><ref name="teenvogue2017-11-16" /> In a 2021 op-ed in ''[[The New York Times]]'', Wilson commented on the documentary ''[[Framing Britney Spears]]'' and the parallels between her own life as a child star and [[Britney Spears]]'.<ref name=nytimes2021-02-23/><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-07 |title=Mara Wilson Reflects On Fame At A Young Age, Britney Spears' Career |url=https://www.npr.org/transcripts/974495266 |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=NPR |language=en}}</ref> Wilson recalled an incident in which she was asked to comment on the burgeoning sexuality of an 18-year-old Spears when she herself was barely 13, and expressed relief at largely escaping oversexualization of her public image compared to Spears. Wilson described her disappointment when a reporter called her a "spoiled brat" after she stated that she wanted the day off on her 13th birthday instead of granting interviews.<ref name=nytimes2021-02-23/>

Wilson first came out as [[bisexual]] in June 2016, in the aftermath of the [[Pulse nightclub shooting]] in [[Orlando, Florida]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.people.com/article/mara-wilson-comes-out-as-bisexual-after-orlando-shooting|title=Mara Wilson Comes Out as Bisexual in Wake of Orlando Shooting|date=15 June 2016|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=11 March 2025|language=en-US}}</ref> Wilson referred to herself as bisexual and [[queer]] during an interview with [[Medium (website)|Medium]] in September 2017.<ref>{{cite web|first=Ariel|last=Goldberg|url= https://medium.com/lambdalegal/matildas-bi-and-so-am-i-an-interview-with-mara-wilson-854208a3c0b6|title='Matilda' is Bi and So Am I: an Interview with Mara Wilson|website=[[Medium (website)|Medium]]|publisher=A Medium Corporation|location=San Francisco, California|date=September 20, 2017}}</ref> In a 2017 [[op-ed]] in ''[[Elle magazine|Elle]]'' magazine, she defended the then-13-year-old actress [[Millie Bobby Brown]] after commentators sexualized Brown's public image.<ref name="Elle2017-11-14" /><ref name="teenvogue2017-11-16" /> In a 2021 op-ed in ''[[The New York Times]]'', Wilson commented on the documentary ''[[Framing Britney Spears]]'' and the parallels between her own life as a child star and [[Britney Spears]]'s.<ref name=nytimes2021-02-23/><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-07 |title=Mara Wilson Reflects On Fame At A Young Age, Britney Spears' Career |url=https://www.npr.org/transcripts/974495266 |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=NPR |language=en}}</ref> Wilson recalled an incident in which she was asked to comment on the burgeoning sexuality of an 18-year-old Spears when she herself was barely 13, and expressed relief at largely escaping oversexualization of her public image compared to Spears. Wilson described her disappointment when a reporter called her a "spoiled brat" after she stated that she wanted the day off on her 13th birthday instead of granting interviews.<ref name=nytimes2021-02-23/>

In 2016, Wilson resided in the [[Queens]] borough of New York City. She later moved back to California.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Conversation With Mara Wilson — Part One |url=https://bi.org/en/articles/a-conversation-with-mara-wilson-part-one |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=Bi.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.people.com/article/mara-wilson-child-star-mrs-doubtfire-matilda-looks-quit-hollywood |title=Mara Wilson: Why Mrs. Doubtfire Star Quit Hollywood over Scrutiny of Her Looks |last=Nelson |first=Jeff |date=August 24, 2016 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |publisher=[[Meredith Corporation]] |location=New York City |access-date=August 4, 2019 |archive-date=September 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922231759/http://www.people.com/article/mara-wilson-child-star-mrs-doubtfire-matilda-looks-quit-hollywood |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2016, Wilson resided in the [[Queens]] borough of New York City. She later moved back to California.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Conversation With Mara Wilson — Part One |url=https://bi.org/en/articles/a-conversation-with-mara-wilson-part-one |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=Bi.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.people.com/article/mara-wilson-child-star-mrs-doubtfire-matilda-looks-quit-hollywood |title=Mara Wilson: Why Mrs. Doubtfire Star Quit Hollywood over Scrutiny of Her Looks |last=Nelson |first=Jeff |date=August 24, 2016 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |publisher=[[Meredith Corporation]] |location=New York City |access-date=August 4, 2019 |archive-date=September 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922231759/http://www.people.com/article/mara-wilson-child-star-mrs-doubtfire-matilda-looks-quit-hollywood |url-status=dead }}</ref>