As an actor, it was important to me to play gay characters because, growing up, it was something I never really saw done on television and in film, and I was questioning why there weren't more people like me. — Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman Copy Share Image
I feel like, for so many years in the industry, LGBT-identifying actors were told to play small or water themselves down or 'butch it up,' whether you're a male and you're only going out for straight characters because gay characters… — Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman Copy Share Image
At 21 years old, I found myself in Vancouver, and that's where I got the part for my first movie. I was sitting in… — Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman Copy Share Image
I watched some shows like 'The Simple Life' and 'The Anna Nicole Smith Show,' but I hadn't really watched 'The Bachelor' until I was… — Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman Copy Share Image
The more queer characters I play over my years of working as an actor, and the more I see other young artists stepping up… — Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman Copy Share Image
I had examples from a very young age of gay actors or personalities coming out in late '90s and early 2000s who faced a… — Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman Copy Share Image
Every fan interaction I have when someone tells me they can look to their television screens and see themselves reflected in me is a… — Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman Copy Share Image
From the most remote of villages to the largest metropolitan cities, we, as a species, have the same internal need to be seen, heard,… — Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman Copy Share Image
Coming of age as a young queer man of color, it was a rarity to see any reflections of myself portrayed in mainstream media.… — Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman Copy Share Image
I think that Linda Perry is such a beautiful example of strong female representation in the industry. — Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman Copy Share Image
As an actor, it was important to me to play gay characters because, growing up, it was something I never really saw done on… — Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman Copy Share Image
I never really felt like I quite fit in. Other boys were playing sports and into hunting and stereotypically masculine activities. I was always… — Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman Copy Share Image
I feel like people are so eager and willing to accept the concept of females being bisexual and having it be a very natural… — Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman Copy Share Image
At 16 years old, I was signed to my very first modeling agency. That was my first real introduction to the entertainment industry. It… — Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman Copy Share Image
Sometimes in order for change to be made in a positive fashion, we must force ourselves to look unblinkingly at painful realities and reevaluate. — Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman Copy Share Image
Each time I turn on my own television screen and see reflections of myself in other courageous young LGBTQ-identifying actors and artists, I know… — Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman Copy Share Image
