'The category is love, y'all, love.'
On Sunday night, Billy Porter took home his first Emmy Award for his role as Pray Tell on the groundbreaking FX seriesThe moment was special for several reasons, but especially because Billy made history as the first openly gay black man to win Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.his 50th birthday, added yet another coveted award to his collection, making him only one award shy from becoming an EGOT member.For reference: Billy now has a Grammy, a Tony, and an Emmy to his name.
In his powerful speech, Billy quoted novelist and playwright James Baldwin, saying,"It took many years of vomiting up all the filth that I had been taught about myself, and halfway believed, before I could walk around this Earth like I had the right to be here.""I have the right. You have the right. We all have the right," he stated.
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