Billy Porter makes history by being on the cover of 'Essence' magazine; check out

The actor Billy Porter, the first openly gay black man to win the Emmy for best actor in a drama series for pose (FX), made history by being on the cover of the magazine Gasoline, a publication aimed at black American women, also for being the first gay man to occupy this space.

Also a Tony winner for the theater musical Kinky Boots, rocks the July and August edition of Gasoline, which features a profile about him, in which the multi-talented artist talks about the racism that black LGBT people face in addition to LGBTphobia and, of course, masculinity, the stereotypes of which Porter is always willing to break.

“Our transgender women are dying at our own hands. We cannot ask for anything that we are not ready to give. It starts with us,” she said.

Check out the cover below Gasoline and some other promotional materials for the edition.

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At every stage of his nearly 30-year career, @TheeBillyPorter has challenged norms. Today is no different. He is ready, as always, to start the conversations that bring about a reckoning—from the need to vote to the recent protests to the numerous murders of Black trans women. “What we're seeing is a tipping point. But not just a tipping point about what has happened recently. It's a tipping point 300 years in the making,” says the 50-year-old multihyphenate in our new issue. Tap the link in our bio for more on our July/August 2020 issue with #BillyPorter. Chief Content & Creative Officer: @MoanaLuu Deputy Editor: @alliemcgev Talent: @theebillyporter Writer: @rayzhon Creative Director: @nialawrence_nyc Entertainment Director: @corimurray Photographer: @jdthecombo Videographer: @jeanlondondia Fashion Stylist: @jasonrembert Groomer: @melissa.dezarate Barber: @fadedaddynyc Producer: @jbthegawd Social Media: @randa_writes Executive Producer: @nonepix

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Go behind-the-scenes of our July/August 2020 issue with @theebilyporter. Tap the ?in our bio for more on our new issue.

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@theebilyporter has worked hard over the years and it wasn't always easy. But, all of those layers were building blocks to the authentic human being you see in front of you who gives zero f–ks. Tap the link in our bio for more on our July/August 2020 issue with #BillyPorter.

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