{"id":63652,"date":"2018-02-06T22:00:25","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T03:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/billy-porters-empowering-new-video-calls-for-resistance-in-trump-era\/"},"modified":"2018-02-06T22:00:25","modified_gmt":"2018-02-07T03:00:25","slug":"billy-porters-empowering-new-video-calls-for-resistance-in-trump-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/billy-porters-empowering-new-video-calls-for-resistance-in-trump-era\/","title":{"rendered":"Billy Porter\u2019s empowering new video calls for resistance in Trump era"},"content":{"rendered":"

Billy Porter\u2019s empowering new video<\/a> calls<\/a> for resistance in Trump era<\/b><\/p>\n

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Tony and Grammy Award-winning performer Billy Porter has released a bold new video<\/a> for \u201cI\u2019m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair,\u201d featuring images of empowerment and resistance amid a hostile political climate threatening to roll back progress.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Change is possible during such difficult times, a message the Broadway star stresses, closing the video<\/a> with calls<\/a> to resist and vote.<\/p>\n

In interwoven footage, Porter speaks about the progress on the bumpy road to equality and acceptance — having faced challenges growing up poor, black, and gay<\/a> in Pittsburgh, to later marrying his now-husband Adam Smith \u2013 arriving at a sudden halt with Trump\u2019s election. Among the footage included is Porter\u2019s acceptance speech<\/a> at the GLAAD Media Awards in 2017. There, he received the Vito Russo Award, which is presented to an openly LGBTQ media professional who has made a significant difference in promoting equality and acceptance.<\/p>\n

The single is off of Billy Porter Presents: The Soul of Richard Rodgers<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0a Sony Masterworks-released album featuring soulful takes on classic Richard Rodgers songs alongside spoken messages about acceptance.\u00a0\"\"<\/p>\n

Porter is a Tony and Grammy Award-winning singer, actor, playwright and director. Most recently, he released the album\u00a0Billy Porter Presents: The Soul of Richard Rodgers<\/em>. He is an outspoken advocate for racial justice and LGBTQ issues who has advanced LGBTQ stories on and off the stage. Porter received the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for his groundbreaking performance as drag artist Lola in the hit musical\u00a0Kinky Boots<\/em>. He also created theatre productions\u00a0While Yet I Live\u00a0<\/em>and the GLAAD Media Award-nominated\u00a0Ghetto Superstar (The Man That I Am)<\/em>, both about his life growing up as black, gay<\/a>, Christian man<\/a> in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvainia.\u00a0<\/em>Porter pushed for marriage equality as a Board Member of the Empire State Pride Agenda and consistently demonstrates his commitment to LGBTQ youth by working with organizations including the Ali Forney Center for LGBTQ homeless youth in New York City.<\/p>\n

Watch the video now!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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