EAN: 9781419746192

UNPROTECTED - BILLY PORTER GEBUNDEN

From the incomparable Emmy  Grammy  and Tony Award winner  a powerful and revealing
autobiography about race  sexuality  art  and healing It’s easy to be yourself when who and
what you are is in vogue. But growing up Black and gay in America has never been easy. Before
Billy Porter was slaying red carpets and giving an iconic Emmy-winning performance in the
celebrated TV show Pose  before he was the groundbreaking Tony and Grammy Award-winning star of
Broadway’s Kinky Boots  and before he was an acclaimed recording artist  actor  playwright 
director  and all-around legend  Porter was a young boy in Pittsburgh who was seen as different
who didn’t fit in. At five years old  Porter was sent to therapy to fix” his effeminacy. He was
endlessly bullied at school  sexually abused by his stepfather  and criticized at his church.
Porter came of age in a world where simply being himself was a constant struggle. Billy
Porter’s Unprotected is the life story of a singular artist and survivor in his own words. It
is the story of a boy whose talent and courage opened doors for him  but only a crack. It is
the story of a teenager discovering himself  learning his voice and his craft amidst deep
trauma. And it is the story of a young man whose unbreakable determination led him through
countless hard times to where he is now  a proud icon who refuses to back down or hide. Porter
is a multitalented  multifaceted treasure at the top of his game  and Unprotected is a resonant
inspirational story of trauma and healing  shot through with his singular voice.

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