On Wednesday, Billy Porter revealed he was diagnosed with HIV in 2007, and he’s sharing it now in hopes of helping break down the stigma that surrounds it.
The announcement was made in an emotional 12-minute Hollywood Reporter interview, with the 51-year-old detailing the moment he found out about the diagnosis, saying: Related: Demi Lovato Comes Out As Non-Binary: ‘Keep Living In Your Truths’ One of the main reasons he carried so much “shame” with him was due to his hometown, as he explained: The performer actually had no plans of going public with this news — until recently when he had a change of heart: Billy had yet to tell his momma, Cloerinda Ford, because of the further “persecution” she would face in her church community due to
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