Gay rookie

In Season 2, West receives his score on the mid-term exam and is dismayed to find it close to failing. Officer Jackson West was a main character on The Rookie. West's badge number was He was portrayed by Titus Makin. In " The Night General ", West's landlord is arrested on drug charges and West must find a new place to live in short order.

This also means he will have to return to wearing long sleeves. Bradford angrily confronts Lopez, as she let him go on patrol with a "broken rookie". It’s past time the show tried to address this mistake. Bradford later takes West to a man who has not left his apartment since a hate crime occurred against him and the man helps West overcome his fears.

It replaced him with Aaron Thorsen, a black male, but not gay. He was a Police Officer I assigned to the Mid-Wilshire Division.

Lack of LGBTQ rep

Lopez covers for him when Captain Andersen asks him why he didn't fire his weapon, as she doesn't want to be blamed gay his failure. Jackson West is a beloved character from “The Rookie,” whose journey as a gay police officer captivated audiences worldwide.

As a result, Grey tells West that he'll still be supervised and subject to daily reports until Grey is satisfied with his performance. His training officer was Angela Lopez during Seasons His training officer in Season 3 was Doug Stanton during episodes Quigley Smitty also routinely filled in as his training officer whenever Lopez was not available.

Jackson doesn't believe him, but when he confronts his father in " Homefront ", the latter says he "did what we had to do" and Jackson rejects Percy's excuses. In " The Switch ", West is assigned to Bradfordwho learns of his rookies when he freezes during a shootout.

He appears to have most penal codes and procedures memorized. The Rookie airs on ABC and is available to stream on Hulu in the US. The Rookie has not attempted to replace Jackson’s character with one or two gay male characters years after Jackson’s death.

They later break up in " The Shake Up " after having several disagreements. In " Redwood ", West is estranged from his mother, as she has never forgiven him for "choosing the job over family".

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He is assigned to Lopez as his Training Officer, and he initially struggles with firing his weapon, as he is afraid of doing so. West and his training officers usually worked the 7-Adam beat. In " Caught Stealing " it's obvious that West sticks to the letter of the law, rather than the spirit; Lopez schools him on being more flexible.

West later saves Bradford's life during a shootout at a supermarket involving several drug dealers, impressing Bradford. In " Free Fall ", West makes up with Percy, as Percy sees how brave he was when he and Lopez cornered and killed terrorist Brendan Mitchell after Mitchell threatened to expose everyone on the bus to the deadly rookie.

In " Heartbreak ", he meets a nurse named Gino Brown, with whom he later is shown in a relationship. Officer Jackson West was a main character on The Rookie. Fans love the gay and authentic representation of LGBTQ+ identity in his story. In " Manhunt ", a prisoner tells Jackson that he knew Percy West years ago and that Percy messed with evidence in order to get the prisoner convicted.

In "Amber", West was promoted to Police Officer. His training officer was Angela Lopez during Seasons His training officer in Season 3 was Doug Stanton during episodes Quigley Smitty also routinely filled in as his training officer whenever Lopez was not available.