I guess it had to happen sometime! As a hardworking actress, I never assumed that this would be my debut on national television, but hey! Rallatos jokes on her TikTok, mentioning that while she's only out to a few of her extended family members, many of them do, sadly, watch Newsmax.
It's very intense. I know when we made the show, the first year, when it took off. We're supposed to make 12 episodes or something. We wound up making 50 episodes the first year. We worked every single day except Thanksgiving and Christmas. It is really tense. You are living in, like, a motor home together and getting ready on location. And everybody, you know, you get a little edgy.
As the political backlash grows, these gaps become even more important to try to fill with some creative supports. That could be partnering with local LGBTQ+ community centers, community colleges and universities, or even mainstream media willing to do coverage of their local LGBTQ+ communities.
Vox Media sold Outsports, which covers LGBTQ+ athletes, to Q.Digital last March in an "acqui-hire" deal (a non-cash transaction where Q.Digital took over Outsports' operations and revenue costs while keeping the team intact). It was part of Vox Media's reorganization to focus on its core brands last year. Under its new owners - which have other LGBTQ+ focused titles like Queerty and Gay Cities in its portfolio - Outsports has grown revenue by about 50% year over year,