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Tia Kofi, The Vivienne and Lawrence Chaney take over Metro’s social media for Pride-Claie Wilson-Entertainment – Metro
The Drag Race icons have been given the keys to our social media platforms
Today we have three Drag Race icons taking over our social accounts (Picture: Metro.co.uk)
As part of our Pride Guest Editor Takeover this week, we have not one, but three – yes, three! – Guest Editors taking the reins on our social channels today.
Or rather, we should we say reigns, as heading up our social team are the iconic Drag Race queens Tia Kofi, The Vivienne and Lawrence Chaney.
Following hot on the heels of the likes of Rob Rinder, Peter Tatchell, Dr Ranj and Nicola Adams, over the last few weeks the trio have been working incredibly hard alongside our own social divas to create the most amazing content for you. (And that’s while they’ve also been prepping for their Pre-Pride Party at the Clapham Grand next month.)
With this year marking 50 years of Pride, it’s been a time of reflection, so we asked Lawrence to handpick their top five Metro.co.uk pieces from the last year that they felt covered the issues closest to the community – from the importance of TV show Heartstoppers to the government’s U-turn on conversion therapy. (A very hard task, apparently, as there were just so many key articles to choose from.)
Also being shared on our social platforms today is our poignant two-part video series, Pieces of Me, which sees Tia Kofi – who has just released ‘Heart Beating’ with K-Pop’s first openly gay artist, MRSHLL – and The Vivienne share their own unique LGBTQ+ experiences.
From Tia talking about the reality of being Black and queer to Vivienne reflecting on what drag really means to them, the pair offer a no holds barred insight into their highs and lows.
Of course, no Queen Takeover is complete without a game, so in our brilliantly titled video quiz ‘Drag, Meh’, we ask our Guest Eds to tell us whether they thought a big pop culture moment was all that, or just a bit… meh.
The Vivienne and Tia Kofi spill the tea on controversial pop culture moments in our quiz… (Picture: Metro.co.uk)
So find out what The Vivienne and Tia Kofi really think about Lady Gaga’s meat dress and Charlie XCX signing a douche… oh, and we even get their verdict on our very own social producer Torin’s attempt at drag.
A moment definitely not to be missed.
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Metro.co.uk celebrates 50 years of Pride
This year marks 50 years of Pride, so it seems only fitting that Metro.co.uk goes above and beyond in our ongoing LGBTQ+ support, through a wealth of content that not only celebrates all things Pride, but also share stories, take time to reflect and raises awareness for the community this Pride Month.
MORE: Find all of Metro.co.uk’s Pride coverage right here
And we’ve got some great names on board to help us, too. From a list of famous guest editors taking over the site for a week that includes Rob Rinder, Nicola Adams, Peter Tatchell, Kimberly Hart-Simpson, John Whaite, Anna Richardson and Dr Ranj, we’ll also have the likes Sir Ian McKellen and Drag Race stars The Vivienne, Lawrence Chaney and Tia Kofi offering their insights.
During Pride Month, which runs from 1 – 30 June, Metro.co.uk will also be supporting Kyiv Pride, a Ukrainian charity forced to work harder than ever to protect the rights of the LGBTQ+ community during times of conflict. To find out more about their work, and what you can do to support them, click here.
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