"[7] Moore listed Brokeback Mountain as one of the only films where he saw gay characters represented when he was growing up.

[8] He has spoken about a hierarchy within the gay community that "is also internalized misogyny – that we value masculinity over femininity.

Moore described his high school community as very "liberal" and as a result he did not experience bullying after coming out.

[3][6][12] Moore stated that, like Ethan, he was one of the only openly gay people in his high school and that he advocates for representation of LGBT narratives on screen saying, "The gay experience exists on a spectrum, and everyone's experience, wherever you fall on that spectrum, is valid, and it's important, and it needs to be told.

"[5] He later appeared in co-star Keiynan Lonsdale’s music video for the song “Good Life.”[8] In October 2018, he joined the cast of the CW's Crazy Ex-Girlfriend for its final season in the role of AJ.