Billy Porter is breaking his silence. Appearing on the new cover of The Hollywood Reporter, the 51-year-old “Pose” star reveals his HIV-positive diagnosis 14 years ago. The actor explains that publicly revealing he is HIV-positive is part of his journey toward feeling even freer as a human being, saying, “I’m the healthiest I’ve been in my entire life. So it’s time to let all that go and tell a different story. There’s no more stigma — let’s be done with that. It’s time. I’ve been living it and being in the shame of it for long enough.”

My truth. In my time. Thank you @THR. https://t.co/QWLe8jfdrc

— Billy Porter (@theebillyporter) May 19, 2021

Billy Porter opens up about his HIV-positive diagnosis in a new exclusive interview with The Hollywood Reporter. #THRNews pic.twitter.com/6Z5uAIiLdq

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) May 19, 2021

"@theebillyporter's powerful interview needs to be a wake-up call for media and the general public that it’s time to end the stigma that people living with HIV face and to educate each other about HIV prevention and treatment,” said @dashawnusher https://t.co/8HJIEcRGkO

— GLAAD (@glaad) May 19, 2021