Billy Porter on 'Pose', His 30-Year Career, and Creating LGBTQ History

www.esquire.com: Billy Porter’s youth was defined by departures. At eleven, he left the pulpit after giving his one and only sermon at his hometown Pittsburgh church. At fifteen, he moved out of his house to live in a motel and work as a full-time summer entertainer at Kennywood Amusement Park. At seventeen, he escaped home permanently, leaving behind homophobia and an abusive stepfather, about whom he hasn't spoken much, until now.