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what does it mean when you don't see yourself reflected in the media? when you don't 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 world's 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 representation shows them they're not along. at a time when legislative efforts seek to erase their experie...

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Lot sooner. >> that means, since you're only 23 and know that your horizons are open, you're 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 to live a happy life. >> michael, what's the best piece of advice to lgbtq elders? >> keep going. ...

It's a blessing to be part of such a historic show. but i think more in the show, the material itself. it's 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, it's a dream to have somebody living in this body, to go on stage and play a character that is real enough to b...

♪♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ it's officially the best on broadway. a strange loop which took home the tony awards for best musical and best book of a musical. it's about a black queer writer who's writing a play about a black queer writer, who's 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, i'm going to start with you.