Billy Porter is still upset about Harry Potter becoming the first man to wear a dress on the cover of Vogue.
In his latest interview with The Telegraph, Billy Porter once again attacked Harry Styles and Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour for their decision to put the male singer wearing a dress on the cover for the first time in history.
Accordingly, he said that he himself is the one fighting for men’s right to wear dresses, but Vogue still chose Harry Styles because he is “straight and white”.
“It’s not Harry Styles’ fault that he’s white, cute and a ‘straight’ man, which fits this narrative that way. That’s why Harry is on the cover and not the other guys.” gay people”, Billy Potter shared, “This makes me uncomfortable. You are using my community, the people in my community to elevate yourself. You have never had to sacrifice anything. what”.
Harry Styles is the first man to wear a dress on the cover of Vogue magazine.
The 53-year-old star then also claimed that the editor-in-chief of Vogue contacted him a few months before the magazine cover featuring Harry Styles was released. In it, Anna Wintour hoped to discuss the help that the newspaper could represent for the gay community.
This is not the first time Billy Porter has criticized Harry Styles and Vogue. In 2020, the same actor expressed discomfort with Harry Styles – a white man and not from the gay community – becoming the first man to wear a dress on the cover of Vogue.