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- BILLY PORTER: ‘I'VE LIVED AS A BLACK GAY MAN FOR 50 YEARS AMERI. NOTHG SHOCKS ME'
- BILLY PORTER IS FIRST OPENLY GAY BLACK MAN TO W EMMY FOR LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA
- BILLY PORTER DISCS SELF-EXPRSN AS THE FIRST OPENLY GAY MAN TO COVER ‘ESSENCE’
BILLY PORTER: ‘I'VE LIVED AS A BLACK GAY MAN FOR 50 YEARS AMERI. NOTHG SHOCKS ME'
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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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BILLY PORTER DISCS SELF-EXPRSN AS THE FIRST OPENLY GAY MAN TO COVER ‘ESSENCE’
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