Parents are supposed to love you, to protect you, and to usher you from childhood to adulthood unscathed. Instead, Gene Ampon’s parents signed him over to a mental institution...
If you held a position of power for the rest of your life, what would you do with such an immense responsibility? You’d probably fight for equality, fend for the underdog, or...
How often do you wish you had a do-over? The opportunity to say the right thing, make the perfect gesture, and experience a pivotal moment in your life on your own terms –...
Hankering for some dude-on-dude action without all the fuss? The irrigation, lubrication, penetration and deforestation are mucho work for your nether region, regardless of which...
Kids are being slaughtered in their classrooms. Americans are dying of starvation. The earth is basically on fire. So what are our representatives doing to save the world?...
Much like an Easy-Bake Oven treat, orientation is cooked into our DNA. You can smear frosting over it, you can chew it to bits, but you can’t change your identity. It’s...
Commencement speeches serve as the soundtrack to some of our most momentous memories. They may be awkward, they might be profound, but they all mark an intersection between high...
The brave women and men of the United States Armed Forces have fought for our national interests on land, sea and air. But some wars rage from within. Our LGBTQ+ family has gone...
Unpopular opinion: you can’t have success without struggle. Luck is reserved for lottery winners and Kardashians, so the rest of us need to hustle for every dollar we earn. But...
To flourish into a beautiful flower, a seedling requires love and nourishment. To flourish into a happy human, a child requires love, nourishment and Barbie dolls aplenty. It’s...
In the current social climate, scare tactics are our preferred vernacular. Do you support food stamps for starving children? Well then, you’re a socialist. Want sensible gun...
What’s the lowest form of life on god’s gay earth? Think of the slimiest strain of algae forming on the cloaca of a bottom-feeding reptile. You’re on the right track, but it...
The dynamic duo of Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey, along with their award-winning team, have not only made RuPaul’s Drag Race a mainstream success but have been designated by Variety for having the biggest impact in reality TV. The team celebrates 30-plus years since they founded the multi-media empire that is World of Wonder, responsible …
During Black History Month, actor Rhoyle Ivy King made CW and LGBTQ history for his role of Nathaniel, the network’s first non-binary BIPOC character, on All American: Homecoming. The show, geared towards young viewers, focuses on students in the sports world coming into their own under the HBCU experience. For over 150 years, HBCUs have …
After 24 years at Fox News, Shepard Smith, who came out as an openly gay man in 2017, is anchoring The News with Shepard Smith on CNBC. Now in its 2nd year, the show has shown steady growth, boasting the most affluent and educated audience for a primetime cable news program according to Nielsen Research. …
Metrosource Minis
Metrosource Minis: The LGBTQ World & Beyond
Metrosource Minis is the official podcast companion to the national LGBTQ print and online magazine featuring short form interviews with our featured celebrities from the LGBTQ world and beyond…with your host, Alexander Rodriguez. Quick, fun, and informative…Metrosource on the go. [podcastplayer feed_url ='https://feeds.sounder.fm/3885/rss.xml']
Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey are superheroes of reality TV. This dynamic duo, along with their award-winning team, have not only made RuPaul’s Drag Race a mainstream success but have been designated by Variety for having the biggest impact in reality TV. The team celebrates 30-plus years since they founded the multi-media empire that is World of Wonder, responsible for some of our community’s most trailblazing queer content, giving voice to underrepresented artists, icons, and activists. What started out as a dream with barely any money to buy a fax machine has turned into a global conglomerate with award-winning TV shows, web series, live events, podcasts, films, and documentaries that have bridged the gap between LGBTQ+ and mainstream programming.
On this episode, we chat with Randy and Fenton about the early days of World of Wonder, the evolution of drag, the reality of reality TV, the power of social media, breaking into Hollywood, their special relationship with RuPaul, DragCon, and their message to their fans for Pride…with host Alexander Rodriguez. Check out the latest issue of Metrosource available on newsstands or visit Metrosource.com
Clarence Thomas picked up the flaming baton of hate and ran it backwards 60 years. He wants to revert to an America when contraception was rare and homophobia was plentiful. https://metrosource.com/clarence-thomas-hates-women-gays-and-america/