Oct 19, 2021 · Billy Porter’s unapologetic memoir is both gut wrenching and poignant. His struggles as a young, gay, black man in Pittsburgh were eye opening and real. From being judged by his family and church, to his struggles to express his art, he encountered his “angels” whom help guide him on his journey.

Oct 19, 2021 · Billy Porter’s Unprotected is the life story of a singular artist and survivor in his own words. It is the story of a boy whose talent and courage opened doors for him, but only a crack. It is the story of a teenager discovering himself, learning his voice and his craft amid deep trauma.

Oct 25, 2022 · Billy Porter’s Unprotected is the life story of a singular artist and survivor in his own words. It is the story of a boy whose talent and courage opened doors for him, but only a crack. It is the story of a teenager discovering himself, learning his voice and his craft amid deep trauma.

Oct 19, 2021 · So Billy Porter writes in “Unprotected: A Memoir” (Abrams Press, 278 pages), a book full of its author’s singular voice, as he recounts with unusual candor his journey from precocious gay Black boy in a poor, abusive household in Pittsburgh to two award-winning roles in middle age that made him a star: Lola the boot-making drag queen in ...

Oct 19, 2021 · Fourteen years after his initial diagnosis, the Pose actor revealed publicly that he is HIV-positive. Porter says being open about his health status felt like a rebirth. His new memoir is...

Oct 19, 2021 · Billy Porter is a multitalented, multifaceted treasure at the top of his game, and Unprotected is a resonant, inspirational story of trauma and healing, shot through with his singular voice. It’s easy to be yourself when who and what you are is in vogue.

Dec 14, 2021 · At five years old, Porter was sent to therapy to “fix” his effeminacy. He was endlessly bullied at school, sexually abused by his stepfather, and criticized at his church. Porter came of age in a world where simply being himself was a constant struggle.

Oct 19, 2021 · Billy Porter’s Unprotected is the life story of a singular artist and survivor in his own words. It is the story of a boy whose talent and courage opened doors for him, but only a crack. It...