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what does it mean when you dont see yourself reflected in the media? when you dont see people like you on television, in the movies, or onstage. immediate has such power to create or change perceptions of the lgbtq community. not only does it help shape the worlds view of the queer community, but it also guides lgbtq people as we form and nurture our own identities. while it can be an isolated experience for someone to question their sexuality or gender identity, where media representa...

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Lot sooner. >> that means, since youre only 23 and know that your horizons are open, youre just going to go even further. >> that is the prayer. >> michael, for you, if you could go back in time, what would you tell ten year old michael r. jackson? >> i would tell ten-year-old michael r. jackson to relax. i was always kind of a tightly wound little kid. i would tell him that he was okay. there was nothing wrong with him. and that telling his stories, being himself was more than enough. in order ...

Its a blessing to be part of such a historic show. but i think more in the show, the material itself. its easy to throw fat black person and say be funny. make them laugh. you know? history has proven that we can do that. i can make you laugh. i can do a little dance, a little song, entertain you. but with this one, no, this is a person. this is a human. not everything is funny. not everything is jokes. sometimes i want to be serious, because i want to be taken seriously. and like, its a dream t...

♪♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ its officially the best on broadway. a strange loop which took home the tony awards for best musical and best book of a musical. its about a black queer writer whos writing a play about a black queer writer, whos writing about a playable, well, you get the idea. the strange loop. tony award winning playwright, michael r. jackson and -- have created a movement -- race and how to live your truth. >> michael and jaquel spivey, thank you for being here. michael, im going to start ...

At the moment -- when i was a kid michael was to make life safe for me and my kind. my role now is to make life unsafe for the people against us. you want to come against me? that should be against the law. you want to be prejudiced and you want to fire me for my job. you want to throw me out of my home and all that? you should suffer for that. so, thats part of the next -- >> i want to talk about the trilogy. through wilson crews. because i talked with nelson cruz. i asked him what was the best...

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Jumped in with two feet. >> unlike president obama, you were not born in kenya. explain that because the connection is fascinating. >> my name is wkamau bell. the kamau is kenyan. it is like naming a kid michael here. whenever i told them, they were like you have to come to kenya. when i got there, millions said, welcome home. >> so what is it like to travel with tony? what is that experience like? >> i had been watching him for years like from all of his shows. so i had been sitting on the couc...