The Tony Award winner explains why it's time to get angry.
"He threw a shirt over my head that said, 'Silence equals death,'" Porter tells TODAY.com in a sit-down interview."All of a sudden, I found myself marching down the street, chanting, 'Act up! Fight back! Fight AIDS,' and I was in the middle of Act Up. I didn't even know what it was."
We’ve seen what has happened. The things that could never happen have already happened. So, what are we going to do about it?At 53, the actor, writer, producer and musician, has earned a dazzling array of accolades, including being named to Time’s list of the 100 most influential people, two Tony awards, a Grammy and a lead-actor nod for his portrayal of Prey Tell in the TV drama series"Pose," making him the first openly-gay black man to win an Emmy in history.
However, it's not only his considerable talents that have made him a household name, but also Porter's groundbreaking fashion. From the 2020 blue velvet Grammy outfit, paired with a jeweled curtain-closing hat, to the legendary tuxedo gown he wore to the 2019 Oscars , Porter's style puts him in a league all his own.When asked about it, he tells TODAY.com that having always been a person"on the fringes," the freedom to unabashedly be himself is transcendent.
"I’ve done it when nobody was listening," he continues."And I’m grateful that I’ve lived long enough to see the day where now folks are listening."More than three decades after his first march, Porter is leading New York's Pride march this year as Grand Marshal. Much like the first time he participated, Porter says the time has come for the movement to once again embrace its true spirit.
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