"Being the first non-binary gender identified actor to play a non-binary identified character on a major television show has widened my platform, and I am grateful. Being out as non-binary, trans, and pansexual as garnered me acceptance and praise, for which I am also deeply grateful...[But] because I was labeled white and assigned female at birth, I am able to wear a suit and it is considered groundbreaking, while my femme friends of color who were assigned male at birth are ostracized, bullied, and beaten because they wear a skirt or a dress."
In a video about perceptions of bisexuality with guest Lauren Fairweather, Jackson explains that he is attracted to "men, women, people of all genders and no genders."
"Having been bisexual my whole life, I’ve literally dated straight men, gay men, straight women, lesbians, trans women, trans men. I’ve been seen as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, and queer. I’ve been every letter in LGBTQ."
"You're allowed to make mistakes. You're allowed to explore your gender. You're allowed to have as many phases as the moon does and every single one is valid. Be as fluid as you want to be. We have to see beyond the bounds of gender."