S1E7 - Through the Lens of Resilience: Morgan’s Unfiltered Rise in Queer Art & Activism

The Skittle Squad Podcast · May 7, 2025 · 44m

From surviving COVID’s wreckage to photographing Drag Race royalty—how a Black queer artist from Plant City turned trauma into frames that set the standard.

Meet 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐞—Tampa Bay’s award-winning queer photographer, RuPaul’s Drag Race collaborator, and unapologetic voice for underrepresented performers. In this raw, riotous episode, Morgan reveals how he went from a novice with a camera to a force reshaping LGBTQ+ artistry—one boundary-pushing shoot at a time.

📸 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭:

🎭 Behind the scenes with Drag Race legends: Bianca Del Rio’s vodka-fueled pep talk, Nymphia Wind’s…