'I knew that I could not portray this gay man honestly without letting you all know that I was a gay man myself.' 🏳️🌈
star J. August Richards is thanking fans for supporting him after coming out as gay during an Instagram Live.co-star, Sarah Wayne Callies. The two discussed his character on the NBC drama, Dr. Oliver Post, who is a married gay man with a daughter. Callies said viewers have never seen this type of relationship on network television before, and Richards acknowledged that he felt both pressure and a sense of responsibility when taking on the role.
"If I think about why I even got involved in this industry, it was really to combat oppression," Richards said."I knew how I was affected by the people of color I saw on television -- or that I didn't see on television -- so, this being a married, gay man, with a family, you know I realize that on television, I don't take anything I do lightly, and you have an opportunity to put an image into millions of homes.
"So, honestly, it required me to show up fully in a way that I don't always when I'm working," he continued."I knew that I could not portray this gay man honestly without letting you all know that I was a gay man myself. And I've never done that with the people that I've worked with.
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