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Porter, who won an Emmy award for the portrayal of the HIV-positive character Pray Tell in the FX series, had kept the illness a secret from everyone, including his mother. In a tell-all interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the actor says that he used his character as a proxy to express himself.
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He claims he did not reveal his condition to anyone in fear of the being discriminated. It would have just been another way for people around him to discriminate against him in an already discriminatory profession. The actor decided to reveal his secret after pondering during the isolation caused by the pandemic.
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