Jillian Mercado is no stranger to breaking ground when it comes to representation. But that comes naturally to the multifaceted, disabled, queer, Latinx activist. You may know her better as Maribel inThe L Word: Generation Q or owning runways for designers like The Blonds at New York Fashion Week. There are also their editorial campaigns in Glamor Y Cosmopolitan — and even on Beyoncé’s official site.

Now he’s blazing a new trail and is in the Metaverse as part of “Third Culture,” the latest chapter in the Metaverse Culture Series. Previous iterations have focused on Black culture, women, Muslim creators, and Pride Unbound experiences focused on the LGBTQ+ experience. This time, Meta teamed up with state-of-the-art Puerto Rican multimedia…