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Cheyenne Jackson says hes finally proud of his gay voice
Who the f*ck is that? Cause that aint me.Thats the moderately gay voice of Cheyenne Jackson, speaking backstage during his run in the Broadway hit Oh, Mary. Related Cheyenne Jacksons story about his twins coming out will melt your heart Jackson has been posting Instagram stories from his dressing room at the Lyceum Theatre about whatevers on his mind as he gets into makeup and costume for the show which hilariously recounts Mary Todd Lincolns last days in the White House before her husbands assassination and he recently riffed on the topic of gay voice.Someone had sent him an old video interview hed done while in the show Altar Boyz, Jackson said, and he was commenting on his then-deeper and more typically masculine voice. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. Subscribe to our Newsletter today Its taken me a long time to be comfortable with just being who I am, and it got me thinking about gay voice, the Glee star said. View this post on Instagram A post shared by C H E Y E N N E J A C K S O N (@mrcheyennejackson)The actor had listened back to the first installment of what hes calling his Mirror, She Wrote stories, and he went through some mental gymnastics on hearing it.The first thought I had was, Wow, I sound really gay, he said.And then I thought, I am gay. Whats wrong with sounding gay?If youre in the gay community, you are on the spectrum of gay voice, Jackson explained. Everybodys on the spectrum.He described himself as a moderate gay voice person, and said hed spent years being very afraid to come across as gay.Like, personally, I love feminine men. I always have. I mean, I love all men. Lots of men. But, my favorite is feminine. I mean, have you met my husband?Thats 48-year-old Jason Landau, a one-time actor in his twink years whos nowsharing parenting duties for the couples two kids.Jackson, 50, said that everybody from here to Beirut can tell Landau is gay when he speaks, and thats what I love about him.He added his husband knows who he is and doesnt give a f**k.And that is so hot to me, he said.The American Horror Story vet said people used to tell him they didnt know he was gay, and that used to make me feel really good.Passing as straight, he said, gave him a thrill, which he considers a little f**ked up in retrospect.Jacksons reflections came backstage on one of the gayest productions on or off Broadway right now. Variety described the critically acclaimed show from writer and actor Cole Escola as a big queer romp thats also a smartly stupid riot. Perhaps most subtly, Escola deftly folds in gender commentary and nonbinary experience, the showbiz bible blurted, highlighting the ways we use both fashion and performance to explore and embody our genders and how for some people, these can be vital forms of expression.Jackson plays The Teacher in the three-person ensemble cast, now headlined by Jacksons former 30 Rock colleague Jane Krakowski as Mary. Theyre performing through January.Of his time on the boards with his Oh, Mary castmates, Jackson was exultant.Im excited to be here. I f**king love this show.He closed his gay voice rumination with an actors flair.My internalized homophobia is done, Jackson said, alight in the mirrors glow.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.
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