06/10/2026
In honor of Pride Month, we want to spend each day celebrating an LGBTQIA+ theatre artist who has changed the industry for the better. Today we honor the iconic Billy Porter.
An Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award-winning powerhouse, Billy Porter has shattered boundaries across stage, screen, and fashion. This 2025-2026 season, he is returning to the New York stage to star as Albin in the highly anticipated New York City Center Encores! production of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES. Running this June, the historic revival features an all-Black cast and reunites Porter with one of musical theater's most legendary leading roles. Prior to this, he fundamentally changed Broadway history with his Tony-winning, culture-shifting performance as Lola in KINKY BOOTS.
Beyond his monumental talent, Porter is an out and proud gay man who has fiercely advocated for Black q***r visibility his entire career. From his trailblazing, Emmy-winning role in POSE to his unapologetic, gender-fluid red carpet fashion, he consistently demands that the world make space for authentic, joyful q***r expression, opening doors for an entire generation of artists to live out loud.
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