In early June, Billy Porter shared a “message to America” on Instagram Live, in which he addressed homophobia and transphobia in the Black community.
On Thursday, Billy Eichner — guest-hosting for Jimmy Kimmel— asked the Pose actor what inspired him to post it.
“Growing up gay in the Black community, it’s a very homophobic community across the board,” Porter says. “With that said, as the world has changed and as the world has shifted, the Black community is changing and shifting.”
Porter goes on to say that he was talking about this as an addendum to his Instagram post, saying, “The language in this moment has to be more specific,” and telling Eichner he is talking to homophobic and transphobic people in general, specifically members of the Black community. Porter draws attention to the levels of violence against Black transgender women as a reason why this conversation is so important to have. Read more…
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