Alexander Rodriguez

Cheyenne Jackson is a true Renaissance man in the entertainment world and beyond. He has mastered the spotlight on stage and on screen, in activism and in family life. Breaking boundaries and overcoming queer stereotypes, he is the go-to leading man. On stage, he has mastered classics like Damn Yankees, West Side Story, Finian’s Rainbow, and Once Upon A Mattress, to more contemporary works like Into the Woods and The Secret Garden, to fresh pieces like Altar Boyz, All Shook Up, and, of course, Xanadu. For his solo voice, he has sold out Carnegie Hall twice, released three studio albums, and continues to spring up at venues across the nation.  On screen, he has appeared in hard-hitting films like United 93, The Green, and Behind the Candelabra, with a television career that dances between genres with notable roles on 30 Rock, Glee, Curb Your Enthusiasm, American Horror Story, Call Me Kat, Disney’s Descendants, and on reality TV for The Masked Singer and RuPaul’s Drag Race…and the list goes on. Not bad

Dexter Carr has been killing it in the social media scene with his viral dancing videos garnering millions of views. Dexter has been killing it in the dance scene as one of the most in-demand teachers and performers, having worked with Beyonce, Janet Jackson, Megan Thee Stallion, Missy Elliot, Katy Perry, Kelly Rowland, Billy Porter, and Tinashe, just to name a small few. And now he is killing in the TV scene. Hulu’s latest reality show, Playground, is an intimate and challenging look at the lives of the dancers who work at Los Angeles's premier dance studio, owned by dance vets Robin Antin and Kenny Wormald. As the only queer and Black male dancer in the cast, there’s a lot of pressure in the spotlight. He handles it well. Despite his rise to fame, he is centered, down to earth, and grateful for his journey.

I remember the anticipation like it was yesterday, even though it was 24 years ago. The legendary Anne Rice, the fuel of all my queer, youth, emo feelings, had a gay son and he was just releasing his first fiction novel! Before the age of ordering books on Amazon, there I was, waiting for Barnes & Noble to open. They unlock the door and in I swoop to snatch up A Destiny of Souls. Was it going to be gay vampires? Gay witches? How was the offspring of one of my two favorite writers (the other was Stephen King) going to carry on his mother’s reign? A quarter through the book and I realized, this was not an Anne Rice book. It dealt with four high school friends in New Orleans in the throws of ego, passion, and a secret murder. Though it wasn’t a gay book, it had gay characters and dealt with the everyday aspects of being a gay youth. It was a mainstream and queer hit, becoming a New York Times Bestseller. With that book, Christopher Rice showed the world that he was his own writer, with his own voice, and he

Listeners of Sirius know John Arthur Hill for his weekly, witty repartee and queer comedic look at life and pop culture as co-host on Andy Cohen Live and on his own show, The John Hill Show. Social media lovers know John for his sexy thirst traps, viral song parodies, and funny one-on-ones. Musical theatre aficionados have seen John in Broadway’s Hairspray and The Boy from Oz and from Off-Broadway’s Bare. Reality TV fans have seen his work on Top Chef, Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List, Project Runway, Watch What Happens Live, and more. Combine all of that with John’s live touring shows and stand-up, you wonder how this man has time to sleep…and workout. He is an entertainment industry renaissance man and his journey to today has been a winding one.

At press time, Paris is set to host its biggest event ever when an estimated 10,500 athletes come to compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics. The official motto for this year’s competition was announced by the President of Paris 2024 Tony Estanguet as “Games Wide Open.” In his official and bold statement, he declares that the motto is “power, the power to open our hearts and minds, to stop seeing differences as obstacles. The power to write the greatest collective story of a whole generation, through everyone's contribution, by giving room for everyone.” The Paris Olympics marks a milestone for our community and beyond. This is the first competition where there will be an equal split between men and women at 50/50, competing in 32 sports over 339 events. This will also be the first Olympics in which we have the most openly LGBTQ athletes participating. The lead into Pride season was full of athletes coming out, almost every week, as they announced their participation in this summer’s Games. Fitting, c

At press time, Paris is set to host its biggest event ever when an estimated 10,500 athletes come to compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics. The official motto for this year’s competition was announced by the President of Paris 2024 Tony Estanguet as “Games Wide Open.” In his official and bold statement, he declares that the motto is “power, the power to open our hearts and minds, to stop seeing differences as obstacles. The power to write the greatest collective story of a whole generation, through everyone's contribution, by giving room for everyone.” The Paris Olympics marks a milestone for our community and beyond. This is the first competition where there will be an equal split between men and women at 50/50, competing in 32 sports over 339 events. This will also be the first Olympics in which we have the most openly LGBTQ athletes participating. The lead into Pride season was full of athletes coming out, almost every week, as they announced their participation in this summer’s Games. Fitting, c

I remember the anticipation like it was yesterday, even though it was 24 years ago. The legendary Anne Rice, the fuel of all my queer, youth, emo feelings, had a gay son and he was just releasing his first fiction novel! Before the age of ordering books on Amazon, there I was, waiting for Barnes & Noble to open. They unlock the door and in I swoop to snatch up A Destiny of Souls. Was it going to be gay vampires? Gay witches? How was the offspring of one of my two favorite writers (the other was Stephen King) going to carry on his mother’s reign? A quarter through the book and I realized, this was not an Anne Rice book. It dealt with four high school friends in New Orleans in the throws of ego, passion, and a secret murder. Though it wasn’t a gay book, it had gay characters and dealt with the everyday aspects of being a gay youth. It was a mainstream and queer hit, becoming a New York Times Bestseller. With that book, Christopher Rice showed the world that he was his own writer, with his own voice, and he

Listeners of Sirius know John Arthur Hill for his weekly, witty repartee and queer comedic look at life and pop culture as co-host on Andy Cohen Live and on his own show, The John Hill Show. Social media lovers know John for his sexy thirst traps, viral song parodies, and funny one-on-ones. Musical theatre aficionados have seen John in Broadway’s Hairspray and The Boy from Oz and from Off-Broadway’s Bare. Reality TV fans have seen his work on Top Chef, Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List, Project Runway, Watch What Happens Live, and more. Combine all of that with John’s live touring shows and stand-up, you wonder how this man has time to sleep…and workout. He is an entertainment industry renaissance man and his journey to today has been a winding one.

23 years ago, Metrosource published “A Gun in the Closet,” an article recounting the lives of 3 LGBTQ youth and the issues they were facing. Moved by the piece, Leo Preziosi decided to do something to continue the efforts to protect LGBTQ+ youth in response to the extremely high suicide rates. He formed Live Out Loud, a nonprofit dedicated to serving LGBTQ+ youth ages 13 to 18 by partnering with families, schools, and communities to provide resources, role models, and opportunities for our at-risk community youth.After two decades of success, the organization presented its 23rd Annual Trailblazers Gala last month, bringing together donors, corporate supporters, election officials, and youth scholarship winners to celebrate the organization’s life-affirming educational programming. At the event, 3 LGBTQ+ seniors were awarded the Live Out Loud Young Trailblazers Scholarship Award towards the college of their choice. The event also honored LGBTQ+ mentors, role models, and community builders. Truly inspirin

Chris Stanley is just a bundle of fun and positivity. He’s been heating up the content creator scene for over 5 years, becoming one of the first LGBTQ+ creators on TikTok to go viral, for a video featuring his mom reacting to explicit lyrics on a gay lip-sync video. From travel vlogs and meme videos to street interviews and heartfelt life sharing, he’s amassed well over 300 million views on his content, garnering the attention of Madonna herself. He is one of the fastest-growing queer content creators on the scene. And he does all the work himself.