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“Pose” star Billy Porter: “I don’t care if you don’t like me, but you must respect me”

By Greg Hernandez on Jan 12, 2020 10:44 pm | Comments (1) |

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I believe that the success of @poseonfx is that it’s about being real and it’s about being authentic. I do think that people respond to the truth, even if they don’t like the truth. Even if they don’t agree with the truth. We are telling a truth and we are human beings. The conversation is not about tolerance or acceptance. They are two words that we have thrown about for decades. For me, the demand is about respect for humanity — we are all human beings. That’s the space we need to get to, where everybody is a human being, even the ones you don’t like. You don’t have to like each other to respect each other. I don’t care if you don’t like me, but you must respect me. Catch us tonight at the 25th Annual @criticschoice Awards for which #posefx is nominated for Best Drama Series. @vogue | @britishvogue . . Photography by @shavonne.wong Style by @sammyratelle Grooming by @lasonyagunter Styling Assistants: @ashleydai1 @alexandra.bucokova Wearing custom @michaelkors Suit Shirt and tie by @area Jewels by @tiffanyandco

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@poseonfx has been an education for everyone, myself included. I’ve never learned more about my community than I have being on Pose. I’m a black, gay man, and I had little idea about the challenges the trans community have faced, the erasure of people of colour within the narrative of LGBTQI+ activism, the danger and difficulties of being a woman. The show is teaching me as much as it’s teaching everybody else. That’s what’s been so beautiful about it. It’s art and activism in its most distilled and pure form. And that’s the whole point as an artist. That’s my brand, that’s always been my brand. Maya Angelou says, “When you know better, you do better”. I’m doing better. We all have to individually show up. We can move the conversation forward, we can make a difference collectively, but it has to start individually. @vogue | @britishvogue Photography by @shavonne.wong Style by @sammyratelle Grooming by @lasonyagunter Styling Assistants: @ashleydai1, @alexandra.bucokova Wearing @alexvinash Boots by @rickowensonline Scarf by @halston Jewels by @tiffanyandco

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  1. January 13th, 2020 at 4:30 am
    Ed Meiller says:

    I’m glad he said that. I think he is highly over rated. His fashion, such as it is , seems more like a cry for attention than anything else. He’s like Boy George on steroids. I know this may upset his fans but it is my opinion.

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