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'Pose' Cast Call Out White Cis Actors Who Take on Trans Roles

The stars of Pose step out for the 2019 Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter’s Pride Summit on Thursday night (August 8) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Cast members in attendance included Angel Bismark Curiel, Hailie Sahar, MJ Rodriguez, Dyllon Burnside, Indya Moore as they promoted their hit FX series at the event.

While they were there, the cast shared that issues like colorism, transphobia and more have been passed down from previous generations in roles in Hollywood.

They also called out white cis actors who take on roles of transgender people, saying that those roles should be given to the people that are “living those experiences.”

“Why would you play a role you don’t care about?” Indya brought up via THR. “Or do you just want to expand and stretch and show people you can act?”

The stars also talked about having HIV story lines on their show, saying that they hope they can start a broader conversation about the disease.

“If we can take that and harness that power to encourage more conversations amongst families and amongst schools and amongst churches about dealing with this problem in the black community and queer community,” Dyllon shared. “I think that’s really what works.”

You can catch new episodes of Pose on Wednesday nights at 10pm ET on FX.

15+ pictures inside of the cast at the event…More Here! »

Billy Porter, Janet Mock & 'Pose' Cast Celebrate Season 2 Premiere!

Billy Porter serves up a bullfighting-inspired look on the carpet while attending the season two premiere of his hit FX series Pose held on Wednesday (June 5) in New York City.

The 49-year-old actor was joined at the event by series producer-director Janet Mock, as well as co-stars Indya Moore, Angelica Ross, MJ Rodriguez, Dominique Jackson, Bianca Castro, Alexia Garcia, Jeremy McClain, Dyllon Burnside, Hailie Sahar, Ryan Jamaal Swain, Sandra Bernhard, Angel Bismark Curiel and writer Our Lady J.

Also in attendance to show their support were Billy‘s husband Adam Smith, Pose season one star Johnny Sibilly, Adina Porter, Raymond Braun, Andy Mientus, Damaris Lewis and Peppermint.

The Ryan Murphy-created series returns for season two on June 11 on FX – Watch the trailer here!

FYI: Billy is wearing custom Francis Libiran with Rodney Patterson hat. Janet is wearing Prada. Indya is wearing Ilene Joy jewelry and Louis Vuitton dress. MJ is wearing a Cong Tri dress.

Billy Porter & 'Pose' Cast Win Champion Award at GLSEN Respect Awards 2019

Billy Porter and his Pose castmates accept the Champion Award at the 2019 GLSEN Respect Awards!

The 49-year-old performer and his co-stars teamed up for the event held at Cipriani 42nd on Monday (May 20) in New York City.

Billy was joined by MJ Rodriguez and Dominique Jackson.

Also in attendance were their other co-stars Dyllon Burnside, Angel Bismark Curiel, Ryan Jamaal Swain, Indya Moore, Hailie Sahar, Our Lady J, and writer and co-executive producer Steven Canals.

The event was hosted by Star Trek: Discovery‘s Wilson Cruz. The View‘s Rosie Perez and was also there to show her support.

The GLSEN Respect Awards were introduced in 2004 by GLSEN, the leading education organization working to create safe and inclusive K-12 schools for LGBTQ youth. Held annually in Los Angeles and New York, the award show honors the work of student leaders, educators, community organizers, influencers, and corporations who serve as exemplary role models and have made a significant impact on the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth.

Season two of Pose premieres on June 11 on FX!

15+ pictures inside of Billy Porter and the Pose cast at the event… More Here! »

'Pose' Wins Outstanding Drama Series at GLAAD Awards!

Billy Porter and MJ Rodriguez step out on the red carpet at the 2019 GLAAD Media Awards on Saturday night (May 4) at the Hilton Midtown in New York City.

The Pose actors were joined by their co-stars Indya Moore, Ryan Jamaal Swain, Angelica Ross, Angel Bismark Curiel, Dyllon Burnside, and Hailie Sahar, as well as producers Janet Mock and Our Lady J.

Billy was joined on the carpet by his husband Adam Smith.

Pose won the award for Outstanding Drama Series at the event, beating out Billions, Black Lightning, Grey’s Anatomy, The Handmaid’s Tale, Instinct, Shadowhunters, Star, Supergirl, and Wynonna Earp.

FYI: Billy is wearing a Malan Breton look. MJ is wearing a J. Mendel dress. Indya is wearing a Calvin Klein dress and Tyler Ellis clutch. Janet is wearing a SemSem dress.

Glenn Close, Dianna Agron & More Celebrate Broadway's 'The Prom' at Ryan Murphy's Benefit Performance!

Glenn Close is all smiles as she hits the carpet at Broadway’s The Prom special benefit performance hosted by Ryan Murphy on Tuesday (April 9) at the Longacre Theatre in New York City.

The Golden Globe winner was joined by Glee‘s Dianna Agron and Matthew Morrison with wife Renee Puente, Olympian Gus Kenworthy, Andrew Rannells and Project Runway mentor Christian Siriano at the performance benefiting Hetrick Martin, GLAAD, and The Trevor Project.

Also in attendance were Pose stars Billy Porter, Dominique Jackson, MJ Rodriguez, Hailie Sahar, Angelica Ross and producer Janet Mock, Riverdale‘s Casey Cott, The Boys In The Band‘s Robin De Jesus and Michael Benjamin Washington, The Politician‘s Laura Dreyfuss and David Corenswet, Jane Krakowski and Annaleigh Ashford.

It was recently announced that Ryan will be turning the Broadway musical into a new movie event for Netflix.

FYI: Ryan is wearing a Burberry trench coat. Dianna is carrying a Gucci bag. Janet is wearing an Adeam dress.

Emma Roberts, Cobie Smulders & James Van Der Beek Support Trevor Project at TrevorLIVE LA 2018

Emma Roberts is red hot as she strikes a pose at Trevor Project’s TrevorLIVE LA Gala 2018 held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday (December 2) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The 27-year-old American Horror Story star was joined at the event by Cobie Smulders and her husband Taran Killam, James Van Der Beek, Daniel Levy, Amandla Stenberg, AJ Michalka, Jussie Smollett, Brad Goreski, Nico Santos and his boyfriend Zeke Smith, Lauren Ash, Janet Mock, Kyle Krieger and Raymond Braun.

Also in attendance were the special performers of the evening Lauren Jauregui, Deborah Cox, Pose stars Billy Porter, Mj Rodriguez, Indya Moore, Dominique Jackson and Hailie Sahar, as well as RuPaul’s Drag Race stars Gia Gunn, Ongina, Morgan McMichaels and Madame LaQueer.

The event helped raised over $1.5 million for The Trevor Project, the world’s largest organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) young people. TrevorLIVE LA is the organization’s annual star-studded signature fundraiser.

FYI: Emma is wearing Dior by Maria Grazia Chiuri with Irene Neuwirth Jewelry. Amandla is wearing a Viktor & Rolf dress and Irene Neuwirth Jewelry. Indya is wearing a Gucci dress and Giuseppe Zanotti shoes. Lauren is wearing an Alberto Audenino dress.

Cynthia Nixon, Billy Porter & More Celebrate at The OUT100 Awards 2018!

Cynthia Nixon strikes a pose on the carpet while attending Out Magazine’s 2018 OUT100 Awards Celebration presented by Lexus at the Quixote Studios on Thursday (November 15) in Los Angeles.

The 52-year-old actress was joined at the event by Natalie Morales, Billy Porter and his Pose co-stars Indya Moore, Dominique Jackson and Hailie Sahar, Superstore‘s Nico Santos, Kevin McHale, Garrett Clayton, Gigi Gorgeous, Shaun Ross and NCIS: Los Angeles star Barrett Foa.

Also in attendance was Marti Gould Cummings, and RuPaul’s Drag Race stars Shangela, Katya Zamolodchikova and Bianca Del Rio.

The event honored four individuals in the LGBTQ community who have changed the world including, Cynthia and Billy.

FYI: Cynthia is wearing a Yael Sonia bracelet.