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# Essence: Billy Porter
- URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/essence-billy-porter/
- Published: 2020-07-01T18:45:28.000Z
- Updated: 2020-07-01T05:58:51.000Z
- Author: Heather
- Tags: #wp, #wp-gallery, #slideshow, #Import 2026-10-07 08:09

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/bf/b9/bfb99790-924d-4e41-a7e6-5e3c6e04fe57/content/images/static-gofugyourself-com/uploads/2020/06/essence-billy-porter-cvr-gfy-1593581838.jpg)

I love this shot. It's so dynamic, like he's in the act of reaching for people to pull them up to his plan.

![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/BillyPorter_Essence_WM1-scaled-1593581848.jpg)

That's an amazing shot. What more can I even say?

![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/BillyPorter_Essence_WM2-scaled-1593581856.jpg)

And THIS. The heart-shaped cape (by Area, I believe). The framing, the pool, the shape of him against the greenery. It is captivating.

![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2020/06/BillyPorter_Essence_WM5-scaled-1593582194.jpg)

There are more photos than just these -- I just had to end with the theatrical Thom Browne and the VOTE purse. This photo has a hundred things going on, but my eye always ends up smack on the most important message.

[Billy Porter Is The First Openly Gay Man to Nab an Essence CoverHe is the best.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/bf/b9/bfb99790-924d-4e41-a7e6-5e3c6e04fe57/content/images/static-gofugyourself-com/uploads/2020/06/essence-billy-porter-cvr-gfy-1593581838.jpg)](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/billy-porter-is-the-first-openly-gay-man-to-nab-an-essence-cover-07-2020/)