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As an actor who has performed queer characters on display, how essential is it so that you can embrace these roles? Are you ever nervous about being pigeonholed by casting administrators?
I used to be very lucky to be part of a present that was so groundbreaking and eye-opening for thus many individuals. I by no means wish to run from one thing I do know greatest. That simply does not really feel proper. It does not really feel prefer it’s part of why God gave me these items. I imagine you need to speak about and share what you understand.
I’ve discovered that the extra I’ve stepped into my reality in loving and supportive areas, with creatives that respect me for my artwork and who I’m — nonetheless you see me first, whether or not you see my Blackness or my queerness — I really feel like all of my goals can occur and can occur. It’s such a ravishing affirmation for little Jeremy who had moments of doubt and, for thus a few years, hid and felt like I did not wish to share this piece of myself due to security causes or as a result of I did not wish to lose out on a possibility. The solely alternative you are actually shedding is the flexibility to be free.