NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 29: Jah Beverly attends GLAAD's Equity In Media And Entertainment Initiative (EMEI) "Nemesis: Remember" opening reception at Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art on September 29, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for GLAAD)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 29: Jah Beverly attends GLAAD's Equity In Media And Entertainment Initiative (EMEI) "Nemesis: Remember" opening reception at Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art on September 29, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for GLAAD)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 29: (L-R) Shar Jossell, Devin Wesley, Zakari Yonkers, Anthony Badon, Darian Stewart, Jah Beverly and Brandon Garrett speak durin GLAAD's Equity In Media And Entertainment Initiative (EMEI) "Nemesis: Remember" opening reception at Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art on September 29, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for GLAAD)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 29: (L-R) Shar Jossell, Devin Wesley, Zakari Yonkers, Anthony Badon, Darian Stewart, Jah Beverly and Brandon Garrett speak during GLAAD's Equity In Media And Entertainment Initiative (EMEI) "Nemesis: Remember" opening reception at Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art on September 29, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for GLAAD)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 29: Brandon Garrett speaks during GLAAD's Equity In Media And Entertainment Initiative (EMEI) "Nemesis: Remember" opening reception at Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art on September 29, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for GLAAD)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 29: (L-R) Shar Jossell, Travion Payne, Damon Epps and Ryan C. Hamilton speak during GLAAD's Equity In Media And Entertainment Initiative (EMEI) "Nemesis: Remember" opening reception at Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art on September 29, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for GLAAD)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 29: Russell L. Scott speaks during GLAAD's Equity In Media And Entertainment Initiative (EMEI) "Nemesis: Remember" opening reception at Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art on September 29, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for GLAAD)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 29: Jah Beverly speaks during GLAAD's Equity In Media And Entertainment Initiative (EMEI) "Nemesis: Remember" opening reception at Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art on September 29, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for GLAAD)