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About Richie

Richie Jackson is the author of the book Gay Like Me published by HarperCollins and an opinion columnist for The Advocate.

He is an award-winning Broadway, television, and film producer who produced the Tony Award-nominated Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song on Broadway and executive produced Showtime’s Nurse Jackie (Emmy and Golden Globe nominee for “Best Comedy Series”) for seven seasons.

As an alumnus of NYU, he endows a program at his alma mater to train the next generation of LGBTQ+ activists called the Richie Jackson LGBTQ+ Service Fellows.

He and his husband, Jordan Roth, were honored with The Trevor Project’s 2016 Trevor Hero Award. They are the proud parents of two extraordinary sons.

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June 2

Thank you for this incredible compliment! 💙 https://t.co/I5EsuIj81q

June 1

I’ve always been proud to be gay AND Jewish. I’m thrilled to celebrate Pride at @ParkAvenueSyn in conversation with… https://t.co/CV6pBLI7vn

May 25

To our queer youth, Corporations like Target, Budweiser, the Dodgers are not your North Star. Keep your eye on and… https://t.co/ZOeayzhgDd

Gay Like Me: A Father Writes to His Son