Robin de Jesús

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Summary

Robin de Jesús is an openly gay Puerto Rican American actor known for Camp, In the Heights, The Boys in the Band, and tick, tick...BOOM! Queer identity and the experiences of gay Latino actors recur in his interviews, where he has discussed typecasting, the erasure of multidimensional gay and Latino characters, and the value of LGBTQ representation. He has also spoken about white supremacy and colorism in the entertainment industry. No public record of partisan campaigning, political donations, or formal advocacy affiliations is evident.