The emotional moment was followed by a tribute to the amazing achievement Billy Porters entire life has been.
Growing up in Pittsburgh, Billy was constantly told that he was not worthy.
She might never work again.
Her community and her industry would abandoned her.
He called the four actors hed uplifted a beacon of hope and progress.
Its hard being an LGBTQ kid in America, in fact all over the world, he said.
You were often told you will ever become anything.
You have to hide your life to survive.
There is a way forward.
Watch the speech in the video above.
