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Back in 1997, Billy Porter released his first R&B album. Like typical singers of the genre at the time, he sported a high-top fade and was romantic with women in his music videos. He presented as straight, but the industry still rejected him because he was gay.
Kinky Boots The MusicalBilly Porter will perform songs from his forthcoming album,tomorrow at The Met Philadelphia. He wrote 13 of the 14 songs on the album that is set to debut on Republic Records this summer. He’s unapologetically presenting as his authentic self.“I got a second chance at my mainstream music dream,” Porter told Inquirer columnist Elizabeth Wellington. “The music industry came back to me and I’m doing it now on my own terms.
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