Billy Porteris proud ofJonathan Van Nessfor opening up about his HIV status.ThePosestar, 50, praised Van Ness for helping break down the negative stigma surrounding the virus after herevealed that he is HIV positiveover the weekend.“Visibility is the point. We need to see what it looks like. We need to take the stigma away from it,” he told PEOPLE at theEmmy Awardson Sunday night. “And so it’s people like Jonathan who allow for the stigma to be taken away.”In hisEmmy-winning roleas emcee Pray Tell onPose, Porter helps tells the story of the predominately LGBTQ ballroom community in New York City in the late ’80s and early ’90s, focusing on their fights for equality against the ravaging HIV/AIDS epidemic.Leon Bennett/WireImage; Dia Dipasupil/GettyDuring the show’s first season, his character tested positive for HIV.“It’s not HIV porn. You know, it’s not all set as just like our show,” he said. “You know, the point of our show is aspirational. You’re watching people, in the depths of the worst of circumstances, in the most dire of circumstances. Choose life anyway, We all choose life. And that’s what it’s about.”Porter said he is glad Van Ness spoke his truth.“I’m happy for Jonathan,” he said. “And I’m happy for the world.”In his upcoming memoirOver the Top, theQueer Eyestar shared is that he tested positive for HIV when he was 25, after fainting while working on a client’s hair,The New York Timesreported.“That day was just as devastating as you would think it would be,” he writes in the book, according to the newspaper.On Saturday, Van Ness, 32, wrote about theTimesarticle and his memoiron Instagram, saying that sharing his story with the world “is the most important opportunity I’ve ever had.”“The first article about the book came out today from the @nytimes & I’m relieved I can speak fully about the things that shape my experience in life,” wrote Van Ness, whose book is available on Sept. 24. “The book speaks to some extremely difficult times but it’s also filled with my humor, joy and voice & I can’t wait to share it with you fully. Thanks so much for your support so far, it means the world.”At the Emmys, Portermade history as the first black and openly gay manto win best actor in a drama.
Billy Porteris proud ofJonathan Van Nessfor opening up about his HIV status.
ThePosestar, 50, praised Van Ness for helping break down the negative stigma surrounding the virus after herevealed that he is HIV positiveover the weekend.
“Visibility is the point. We need to see what it looks like. We need to take the stigma away from it,” he told PEOPLE at theEmmy Awardson Sunday night. “And so it’s people like Jonathan who allow for the stigma to be taken away.”
In hisEmmy-winning roleas emcee Pray Tell onPose, Porter helps tells the story of the predominately LGBTQ ballroom community in New York City in the late ’80s and early ’90s, focusing on their fights for equality against the ravaging HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Leon Bennett/WireImage; Dia Dipasupil/Getty
During the show’s first season, his character tested positive for HIV.
“It’s not HIV porn. You know, it’s not all set as just like our show,” he said. “You know, the point of our show is aspirational. You’re watching people, in the depths of the worst of circumstances, in the most dire of circumstances. Choose life anyway, We all choose life. And that’s what it’s about.”
Porter said he is glad Van Ness spoke his truth.
“I’m happy for Jonathan,” he said. “And I’m happy for the world.”
In his upcoming memoirOver the Top, theQueer Eyestar shared is that he tested positive for HIV when he was 25, after fainting while working on a client’s hair,The New York Timesreported.
“That day was just as devastating as you would think it would be,” he writes in the book, according to the newspaper.
On Saturday, Van Ness, 32, wrote about theTimesarticle and his memoiron Instagram, saying that sharing his story with the world “is the most important opportunity I’ve ever had.”
“The first article about the book came out today from the @nytimes & I’m relieved I can speak fully about the things that shape my experience in life,” wrote Van Ness, whose book is available on Sept. 24. “The book speaks to some extremely difficult times but it’s also filled with my humor, joy and voice & I can’t wait to share it with you fully. Thanks so much for your support so far, it means the world.”
At the Emmys, Portermade history as the first black and openly gay manto win best actor in a drama.
source: people.com
