Billy Porter revealed that he was been living HIV since June 2007 in The Hollywood Reporter’s May 19 cover story. The actor said that 2007 was a hard year for him because he was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and filed for bankruptcy. The shame of then receiving an HIV diagnosis as a gay Black man pushed him into silence. 'The shame of that time compounded with the shame that had already (accumulated) in my life silenced me, and I have lived with that shame in silence for 14 years,' Porter told the publication. 'HIV-positive, where I come from, growing […]
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