J.R. Whittington

I'm the only theater actor in New York City who hasn't booked Law & Order, and after 50 years of preparing meals for a table I'm never invited to sit at, I'm finally saying it out loud.

This year, Pride isn’t just a celebration—it’s a glitter-covered fuck you to the systems trying to erase me. I’m Black, gay, Afro-Latino, and an artist, and baby, I’m not here to survive—I’m here to be reckoned with. If you’ve ever questioned why Pride still matters, read this and try not to feel the fire.