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Billy Porter mak history as the first openly gay black man to w lead actor a drama Emmy for FX’s “Pose.”

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BILLY PORTER IS FIRST OPENLY GAY BLACK MAN TO W EMMY FOR LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA

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” The w ma him the first openly gay black man to receive the honor the tegory. Billy Porter beme the first openly gay man to w an Emmy Award for bt actor a drama seri for his role "Pose. Growg up, there was never reprentatn of someone who looked like me… So to live my tth, be loved for beg who I am and standg proud as the first openly gay, black man to walk the Emmy Awards red rpet as a Lead Actor Drama nomee...

“One of the reasons people weren’t aaid of that movie is that I was playg a gay man. We’re beyond that now, and I don’t thk people would accept the thenticy of a straight guy playg a gay guy.

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” Of his character, Elijah, he told New York Magaze 2012: “As a gay man, I thk there’s a rponsibily to show a fully realized person, so even though Elijah might not be the the bt person the world, I want to make him as fully flhed out and human as possible. Your favore adpan “Parks and Recreatn” star knows she has an avid gay followg, and she’s down. Ben Platt publicly me out as gay 2019, durg promotn for the release of his song “Ease My Md.

The actor and “Billy on the Street” creator has been publicly queer sce his early stand-up days, appearg a show at Joe’s Pub lled “Billy Eichner: Gay, Whe, and Terrified! ” He played a fictnalized versn of himself on “Difficult People” (also gay), but “Billy on the Street” fans should know any man who is that obssed wh Meryl Streep is probably a homosexual. Broadway and “Call Me Kat” star Cheyenne Jackson has been openly gay for the majory of his reer, and married his hband 2014.

“Teen Wolf” and “Arrow” star Colton Hayn revealed he was gay a 2016 terview wh Entertament Weekly, statg that he was advised to hi his sexualy by entertament profsnals to further his reer.

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“Scht’s Creek” creator Dan Levy lled himself a member of the LGBTQ muny a 2015 terview, and said he was “obvly gay” a 2020 terview wh Andy Cohen.

“I’m here today bee I am gay, ” they said.

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After years as a gay in, Elvira portrayer Cassandra Peterson revealed her 2021 memoir that she was queer and had been a relatnship wh another woman for 20 years.

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In 2010, after years of playg the bad guy, he jumped to his role as a gay nurse on NBC’s short-lived medil drama, “Mercy. Taylor spoke about beg gay, sayg she was more public wh her personal life now bee “people do speak very personally terviews. One of the most acclaimed LGBTQ performers of all time, Ian McKellen me out as gay 1988.

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Broadway lovers know the adorable Jse Tyler Fergon om his scene-stealg turn “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spellg Bee, ” but he beme an ternatnal celebry as the more uptight half of the beloved gay uple on “Morn Fay, ” Mchell and Cameron. “Morn Fay” equently rated as televisn’s top seri for adults 18–49, makg his visibily as a gay man all the more val. “Bridgerton” leadg man Jonathan Bailey first spoke about beg gay 2018, when he starred as a gay man a genr-flipped adaptatn of “Company, ” wng an Olivier Award for the role.

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He will next star the gay romance limed seri “Fellow Travelers” wh Matt Bomer, before playg heartthrob Fieyero th “Wicked” film adaptatn.

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Kate McKnon land her first big gig on Logo’s “The Big Gay Sketch Show” when she was h out of Columbia Universy. She buted as a featured player on “Saturday Night Live” 2012, makg her the first openly gay st member of the legendary sketch show. Directed by televisn’s Greg Berlanti, “Love, Simon” ma headl as the first major stud movie wh a gay teenage lead.

The reigng queen of Cann (and Osr nomee), Kristen “I’m like, so gay” Stewart me out wh a vengance on “Saturday Night Live” 2017. Toml never formally me out publicly, but acknowledged Wagner the prs several tim, and said 2015 that, “Everybody the bs knew I was gay, and certaly everybody I worked wh and everythg like that. Back 2002, he told The Advote: “Everybody knew me as a gay man, and my life London I never tried to hi .

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