Billy Porter ‘Excited’ To Be First Gay Man On The Cover Of Essence Magazine

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Just as Pride month comes to a close, Billy Porter is making history with Essence as the magazine’s first-ever gay cover star.

The “Pose” actor appears on the July/August cover of the mag, making him the first gay man in the magazine’s history to appear on the cover.

RELATED: Billy Porter Speaks Out On The Importance Of Black Trans Lives “My masculinity was in question from the moment I could comprehend thought,” Porter told the mag. “I was never masculine enough by society’s standards to walk the earth… It took years of me vomiting up the filth that I was told about myself, and halfway believed, before I could walk around on this earth like I deserve to be here.” But he’s excited for the opportunity, even using the platform to speak out on