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The Elizabeth Taylor Ball to End AIDS

The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation honored Billy Porter, Dr. Anthony Fauci, amfAR and Sandra Thurman at The Elizabeth Taylor Ball to End AIDS fundraising gala in West Hollywood on September 17. Singer-songwriter Jake Wesley Rogers performed at the event, which also featured dinner and a live auction. Rogers was joined on stage by Porter for the final song of the night – Madonna’s ‘Like a Prayer.’

Porter said this during his speech: 

“I came out in 1985. It was at the beginning of the AIDS crisis. We’ve been fighting for our lives ever since and I am proud to stand here, but I will say that in 2007, I had a secret – a secret that was so shameful that I held it in for 14 years. I had all the information, I was supposed to know better, and I got this anyway. But let me explain to you that shame, shame, my darling shame, is a silent killer. And I ain’t going out like that. Make no mistake. There is a war going on. We are at war for not only the soul of our nation, but the soul of humanity itself. I am honored, and I am humbled to be in the presence of all you warriors, and I promise to be a warrior in the fight to end AIDS for as long as I have breath in my body.”

Pictured above: Paris Jackson with guests, during The Elizabeth Taylor Ball To End AIDS. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)

Daniel O'Day and Sandra Thurman onstage during The Elizabeth Taylor Ball To End AIDS. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)

Jake Wesley Rogers and Billy Porter onstage. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)

Queen Victoria Ortega and Billy Porter attend The Elizabeth Taylor Ball To End AIDS. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)

Jacqueline Bisset attends The Elizabeth Taylor Ball To End AIDS on September 17, 2021. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)

Chandi Moore attends The Elizabeth Taylor Ball To End AIDS. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)

(L-R) Quinn Tivey, Anthony Cran, Kasimira Wilding, Tarquin Wilding, Naomi Wilding and Laela Wilding attend The Elizabeth Taylor Ball To End AIDS. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)

Paris Jackson and Rita Ora attend The Elizabeth Taylor Ball To End AIDS. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)

Jake Wesley Rogers performs onstage during The Elizabeth Taylor Ball To End AIDS. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)

Leah Qin and Kevin Kreider attend The Elizabeth Taylor Ball To End AIDS. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)

Omar Sharif Jr. speaks during The Elizabeth Taylor Ball To End AIDS. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)

Billy Porter and Adam Smith attend The Elizabeth Taylor Ball To End AIDS. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)

Billy Porter with guests attend The Elizabeth Taylor Ball To End AIDS. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)

Rodney Peete speaks onstage during The Elizabeth Taylor Ball To End AIDS on September 17, 2021 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)