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“Pose” star Billy Porter breaks his fourteen year silence on his HIV positive diagnosis

Billy Porter broke his fourteen year silence on his HIV positive diagnosis in an exclusive interview with The Hollywood Reporter.

He was diagnosed in June of 2007 and in the 14 years since, the Emmy-winning star of Pose has told next to no one, fearing marginalization and retaliation in an industry that hasn’t always been kind to him. Instead, the 51-year-old, who has cultivated a fervent fan base in recent years on the basis of his talent and authenticity, says he’s been using Pray Tell, his HIV-positive character on the FX series, as his proxy. “I was able to say everything that I wanted to say through a surrogate,” he reveals, acknowledging that nobody involved with the show had any idea he was drawing from his own life.

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