Gay Producer Richie Jackson Releases Powerful New Book and
Richie Jackson is the author of Gay Like Me and writes the monthly column “In Gay We Trust” for The Advocate. He is an award-winning Broadway, television and film producer who most recently produced the Tony Award-nominated Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song on Broadway. In this poignant and urgent love letter to his son, award-winning Broadway, TV and film producer Richie Jackson reflects on his experiences as a gay man in America and the progress and setbacks of the LGBTQ community over the last 50 years. The deep truth of his writing makes this a beautiful book. Gay Like Me Author Richie Jackson on Why He Wrote His New
Gay Like Me: Richie Jackson's Important New Book Was Written For His Son Why the author and father needed to embrace total honesty to write his touching, urgent story. Richie is 54 and Jackson 19, father and son both gay from very different gay generations. Richie, a TV producer most famous for helming Nurse Jackie , wanted to write something meaningful to Jackson as he prepared to leave home to attend New York University. 
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By Annette Hinkle At the age of 15, when Jackson Foo Wong came out and told his parents that he was gay, his father, Richie Jackson, a TV and theater producer based in New York City, couldn’t. What did the notion of parenting mean to you prior to becoming a father, and how has it measured up? Richie Jackson: The single dream and drive of my life has always been to be a father.
Richie Jackson’s Gay Like Me Asks How Much
In Richie Jackson’s Gay Like Me, which is part personal story and part manual, the author implores his son not to discount the history he will inherit. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. The TV and film producer bridges the generation gap by writing to his gay son about the lessons he's learned and the future that's at stake.
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Gay Like Me is a celebration of gay identity and parenting, and a powerful warning for his son, other gay men and the world. Jackson looks back at his own journey as a gay man coming of age through decades of political and cultural turmoil. Producer Richie Jackson says being gay is the most special thing about him, and he always felt lucky to be gay. He came out in the early s. Gay TV Producer Richie Jackson Pens a Memoir for His Gay Son
Broadway power couple Richie Jackson and Jordan Roth talk about Donald Trump attending their wedding, Jordan’s father’s friendship with Trump, and Richie’s book for his gay son. . 
Meet Later in Life Father Richie Jackson
The TV and film producer bridges the generation gap by writing to his gay son about the lessons he's learned and the future that's at stake. .
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Press Play with Madeleine Brand Richie Jackson: It’s tougher to be gay in Trump era than s Producer Richie Jackson says being gay is the most special thing about him. He came out in the early s. But when Jackson’s own son recently came out to him, he advised and warned his son about facing prejudice in today’s America. .