Billy Porter Delivers His ‘State Of The LGBT+ Union’ Address
February 10, 2020'Pose' star Billy Porter gave his LGBT+ State Of The Union for Logo TV hours after president Trump addressed congress and the nation.
“Last year, I told you that the state of our union is strong,” Porter said. “While it certainly has been battered, our union is far from broken. Now, in 2020, our responsibility as citizens has been more evident.”
The actor/activist called Trump's presidency “one of the biggest crises of my lifetime” and said “this year, you and I have a chance to course correct.
“So far, our nation has survived the first term of Donald Trump,” Porter said. “But who's to say what another term would do to this country, to democracy and truly to the entire world.”
He added that “For some of us, each day under this administration is a matter of life and death. Last November, the FBI reported that hate crime violence has hit a 16-year high. With more than 25 innocent people murdered, 2019 was the deadliest year on record for transgender Americans.”
According to ‘CNN’, Porter talked about Trump’s ban on trans people serving the military and him allowing religious beliefs to conflict health care professionals in order for them to be able to refuse to perform procedures on LGBT+ people.
He concluded with a quote from the black gay writer James Baldwin: “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it's faced.”
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