Pose: Pray Tell Talks to Ebony

“Take Me to Church,” the May 16 episode of the third and final season of FX’s Pose, centers around Pray Tell (Billy Porter) one of the many characters in this ensemble show about the gay and trans community in the 1980s and 1990s in New York City. Upon confirmation that his HIV has turned into AIDS, Pray Tell goes home to tell his religious mother, Charlene, and his aunts about his diagnosis.

What follows is a discussion on religion, and Pray Tell actually blames the church for his struggles. ...

This video clipped to illustrate a post on the MRC's NewsBuster's blog: https://newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/alexa-moutevelis/2021/05/21/lgbt-character-blames-church-aids-wouldnt-have-disease-if