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I grew up when one of America's greatest black playwrights, August Wilson, was writing about life in Pittsburgh, but I never saw myself in any of his straight-male plays. And then I see 'Angels,' which was so honest and painful, and it had this black drag queen in it, Belize, with a big heart. I finally had a character to relate to.

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This quote is about the speaker’s experience of growing up and not being able to find characters in the plays written by a famous black playwright, August Wilson, who were similar to them. Once they saw the play Angels, which was honest and painful and included a black drag queen named Belize, with a big heart, the speaker suddenly found a character they could relate to and connect with. This experience was very meaningful for the speaker.

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Billy Porter
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