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Billy Porter speaks up for the black LGBTQ community: 'Our lives matter, too!'
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Billy Porter speaks up for the black LGBTQ community: 'Our lives matter, too!'
The Pose star addressed the attack on trans woman Iyanna Dior by 20-30 cis men "during the peaceful protests."
By Nick Romano
June 05, 2020 at 11:05 AM EDT
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In a passionate, vigorous message delivered in a video shared with his social media followers, Pose Emmy winner Billy Porter spoke up for black gay and trans people joining the nationwide Black Lives Matter protests. "LGBTQ+ black folks are black people, too!" Porter declared. "Our lives matter, too! So this is my response to those of y'all who don't understand that: F— you! And, yes, I am cussing. It's time for cussing."
Since the death of George Floyd, the 46-year-old Minneapolis resident killed after a police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes, demonstrations and riots have broken out in the United States and abroad to denounce racism and police brutality. Porter highlighted the attack on Iyanna Dior, a black trans woman in Minneapolis, "during the peaceful protests."
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Dior was attacked by a group of about 20-30 cisgender men. Video of the assault, which has since spread online, shows them beating Dior outside a convenience store and calling her homophobic slurs. Dior escaped and a video shared on her Facebook page stated she's okay after suffering swelling and bruising.
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Janet Mock, Porter's Pose colleague behind the camera, had also paid tribute to Dior in a message on Twitter earlier in the week. "Folks stood witness to this brutality on another black life," she wrote.
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In response to this incident, Porter said, "My basic human rights have been up for legislation every single day that I have had breath in my body from all sides—and by that I mean that the black community's relationship with the LGBTQ+ community is appalling at best and eerily similar to that of white supremacists versus black folk. Hear me, black people, and hear me well. I'm calling you out right here and right now. You cannot expect our demands of equality to be met with any real legislative policy and change when y'all turn around and inflict the same kind of hate and oppression on us. The tragic reality here is that black trans, as well as gender non-conforming, women and men are being killed in the United States by cis black men to such a degree that it is nearly the worst emergency for trans women on the planet."
"To all my homophobic and transphobic brothers and sisters, get your f—ing houses in order," he added.
Porter covered many other topics in the video, as well, from his own experiences facing racism and the anxiety of being attacked for the color of his skin to the need to vote in the coming presidential election.
"As Black people, we risk our lives every time we leave our homes. As queer people of color that risk is doubled," Porter said. "We move about our days sucking it up, hiding our pain and terror from the world, trying to make ourselves small, so white people and straight people feel comfortable. Our parents try to prepare us for the realities of this world: the fact that the playing field is not leveled, the laws that protect white people do not do the same for us, and that we have to be at least 10 times better at anything we choose to do in life to simply get in the rooms where things happen."
The Pose star addressed the attack on trans woman Iyanna Dior by 20-30 cis men "during the peaceful protests."
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June 05, 2020 at 11:05 AM EDT
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KEVIN HART SAYS 'POLICE NEED TO BE POLICED' IN WAKE OF GEORGE FLOYD: 'STOP IGNORING THE PROBLEM'
In a passionate, vigorous message delivered in a video shared with his social media followers, Pose Emmy winner Billy Porter spoke up for black gay and trans people joining the nationwide Black Lives Matter protests. "LGBTQ+ black folks are black people, too!" Porter declared. "Our lives matter, too! So this is my response to those of y'all who don't understand that: F— you! And, yes, I am cussing. It's time for cussing."
Since the death of George Floyd, the 46-year-old Minneapolis resident killed after a police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes, demonstrations and riots have broken out in the United States and abroad to denounce racism and police brutality. Porter highlighted the attack on Iyanna Dior, a black trans woman in Minneapolis, "during the peaceful protests."
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Dior was attacked by a group of about 20-30 cisgender men. Video of the assault, which has since spread online, shows them beating Dior outside a convenience store and calling her homophobic slurs. Dior escaped and a video shared on her Facebook page stated she's okay after suffering swelling and bruising.
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Janet Mock, Porter's Pose colleague behind the camera, had also paid tribute to Dior in a message on Twitter earlier in the week. "Folks stood witness to this brutality on another black life," she wrote.
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In response to this incident, Porter said, "My basic human rights have been up for legislation every single day that I have had breath in my body from all sides—and by that I mean that the black community's relationship with the LGBTQ+ community is appalling at best and eerily similar to that of white supremacists versus black folk. Hear me, black people, and hear me well. I'm calling you out right here and right now. You cannot expect our demands of equality to be met with any real legislative policy and change when y'all turn around and inflict the same kind of hate and oppression on us. The tragic reality here is that black trans, as well as gender non-conforming, women and men are being killed in the United States by cis black men to such a degree that it is nearly the worst emergency for trans women on the planet."
"To all my homophobic and transphobic brothers and sisters, get your f—ing houses in order," he added.
Porter covered many other topics in the video, as well, from his own experiences facing racism and the anxiety of being attacked for the color of his skin to the need to vote in the coming presidential election.
"As Black people, we risk our lives every time we leave our homes. As queer people of color that risk is doubled," Porter said. "We move about our days sucking it up, hiding our pain and terror from the world, trying to make ourselves small, so white people and straight people feel comfortable. Our parents try to prepare us for the realities of this world: the fact that the playing field is not leveled, the laws that protect white people do not do the same for us, and that we have to be at least 10 times better at anything we choose to do in life to simply get in the rooms where things happen."
@Camille
There was a time I would say lets FOCUS on one thing
BUT he right on point with THIS one
Cause THIS type of trash aint gonna HELP the cause
Its continuing and ignoring and allowing this stuff to happen
THAT is what gonna splinter and muddy the whole cause
Whoever you are and identify as?
If you SUPPORTING US?
We gotta support YOU TOO.
There was a time I would say lets FOCUS on one thing
BUT he right on point with THIS one
Cause THIS type of trash aint gonna HELP the cause
Its continuing and ignoring and allowing this stuff to happen
THAT is what gonna splinter and muddy the whole cause
Whoever you are and identify as?
If you SUPPORTING US?
We gotta support YOU TOO.
I have a issue with the timing because at the end of the day you are black first. Before you are trans you are black.
I could care less what you wearing as you supporting the cause
I did too first reaction
but how it look we marching for peace equality respect
and beat up someone who SUPPORTING us
cause we don't like how they dress?
So this isn't "divisive". You can differentiate yourself as a fag, and thats not rejecting Africa or the diaspora? But if you American and say you American you hate Africa? 
I get it. My issue though does it take precedence over police brutality and systemic racism? Is black on black trans a epidemic in this country that effects a whole race?
Is BLACK LIVES MATTER too inclusive for the ADOS movement? Would you personally prefer it be ADOS LIVES MATTER? Serious question.So this isn't "divisive". You can differentiate yourself as a fag, and thats not rejecting Africa or the diaspora? But if you American and say you American you hate Africa?
Me either. But support the cause. Don’t hijack it.
but I think we can do both right now
If all he asking is damn can you NOT let YOUR own bigotry and hate effect AND UNDERMINE your OWN cause that in the end we ALL will benefit from?
I think he alright to say that
ESPECIALLY after something f*cked up like that happened
and again behavior like THAT?
gonna hurt us way more than anyone trying to kinda piggyback off the cause.
I don't think its a hijack
we had people
BLACK FOLK saying
well bringing up Breonna would hijack the cause if we start focusing how Black women are victimized and ignored
we see that's bullsh*t
we CAN unite and have an umbrella
TRUST me I completely get your point
the sheep get easily distracted
and white folk use ANYTHING to act dumb and confused.
But I think gain
THIS SPECIFIC thing if not addressed?
Could be a PROBLEM that COULD truly derail the cause
when just addressing and moving on is beneficial all around
Is there evidence of unarmed gay people being repeatedly systematically murdered by police because they're gay and nothing happened to the cops?
If not, then
you REALLY gonna act like GAY people are NOT harassed and beaten?
Or that there has a been a STEADY number of black gay men getting MURDERED by white men with no real follow up?
They are BLACK and GAY
you think they got it EASY?
Preach.
We demand that you keep Africa out of your mouth, stop using Africans names, then we can all go about our happy waysSo this isn't "divisive". You can differentiate yourself as a fag, and thats not rejecting Africa or the diaspora? But if you American and say you American you hate Africa?
By “Police”?
Goddamn Billy can sing his ass off. What? Oh, well, I might listen to this later but I'm always wary when a BLACK UNITY movement starts to get co-opted by other factions. Let's keep it on black people being murdered by the pigs, the rest will come. Same thing happened in the 60s when the jews jumped all over the Civil Rights movement. They just wanted to join those country clubs and once they could, black people were n****** again.
Breonna Taylor was a victim of police violence/brutality. She's not a woman she's a BLACK woman. This is for her too. To me this issue is a isolated issue. The violence here wasn't at the hands of police.
This where I'm gonna have to disagree. Not saying we aren't capable of focusing on more than one wrong but this is a wrong that's been happening for some time now. This is the first time to me where it seems like its are more than just black people fighting for injustice towards us. Now is the time. Not focusing on racism in Hollywood not focusing on racism in sports........let's focus on the most egregious of them all right now. We literally being murdered on video in broad day light. If its like most movements it may not last long. So while we have the worlds attention let's not waste this time.
Right. Because next thing you know LGBT gonna hi-jack this shit and claim it as there's.
So its cool to post sissys now?
sorry Playa
attention was a very popular drug and it still is...
a month ago Porter was Gay that just happened to be black that is why Porter is literally pantomiming the straight black men are the white folk of black culture article
somehow traveling with his white husband he feared for his life while trespassing and seeing a wittle white girl in a barn?
is that the best story of his personal racial ptsd?
Ugh... at least it aint as bad as my juicy smolyeah take
Whelp i tried.
I had no idea about all that.
My main point is we can't be claiming peace and beating on the supporters we don't like based on our own prejudices
You can see where i was with that at least?
I hear you, you right
But you did see folk trying to seperate Breonna from this in the beginning using the same hijacking lose focus argument.
And like i said my first gut reaction was come on Billy just give it a few days for us to get this popping first...
Your time will come.
But i could understand where you also want to nip this sh*t in the bud before the LGBTQ DOES use it as a reason to splinter off.
We may discourage this lifestyle. I only listened to some of what he said. But we really are the original owners of the earth including America. It is so fucked up that our only identity is being carbon copies of white devils while they own everything simply because they are not real men and women. Our success should not be based on being carbon copies of whites. Other than that you just do what you are programmed to do and if you are programmed by your enemies you should know what they are really programming you for. We all came out of white institutions. Weather it be white hospitals, white based education, etc. Some of us have actually became successful devils just like them.
They have did a good job of keeping this brother from being himself. We should not join in on promoting what they have turned some of our people into.
They have did a good job of keeping this brother from being himself. We should not join in on promoting what they have turned some of our people into.
I didn’t know people was doing that with Breonna.....because she was a woman?
I never thought I’d see the day, Playahatian done turned into an “All Lives Matter” ass nigga!
fuck you if you really think that