Best friends and long-time collaborators Roger Q. Mason (the Kilroy Listed play Lavender Men, The White Dress) and Lovell Holder (feature films Working Man, Some Freaks) are here to introduce you to some of their favorite and most influential LGBT folx from across industries and identities. Get ready to meet the self-proclaimed "showgirl who writes" and "holder of love" as they begin their tour through the Gayborhood to learn how their guests' queer identities and connections to community have informed and guided their careers, goals, and professional lives. 

After you listen to the episode, go learn everything you can about the people highlighted in this week's Gayborhood Watch: Keyon Monte, Julius Powell, Nico Fife, E.M. Forster, Erika Jayne Girardi, and the late Chi Chi DeVayne. And don't forget to follow @rogerq.mason and @lovell.holder on Instagram for all your Gayborhood updates!

Actor-singer-dancer-producer extraordinaire Garrett Clayton (star of everything from Disney's Teen Beach Movie series to NBC's Hairspray Live! to the iconic queer drama King Cobra) sits down with Roger and Lovell to talk about his Detroit roots, a virtual life of cabaret, and how he's striving to redefine the "diva"! Stay up to date with all of Garrett's performances and activism work on Instagram and Twitter at @garrettclayton1, on TikTok at @garrettclayton91, and don't miss his fantastic new YouTube series "A Gay in the Life."  After you listen to the episode, go learn everything you can about the people highlighted in this week's Gayborhood Watch: Queen, Tracy Chapman, and Tim Curry. And don't forget to follow @rogerq.mason and @lovell.holder on Instagram for all your Gayborhood updates!

Yin Chang (founder of the charity Heart of Dinner, host of acclaimed literary podcast 88 Cups of Tea, and of course the unforgettable "Nelly Yuki" on Gossip Girl) and Moonlynn Tsai (restauranteur, most recently opening Manhattan's James Beard-nominated Malaysian culinary destination Kopitiam) visit the Gayborhood to share all about their #LovingChinatown initiative, which has brought more than 25,000 free meals to the elderly Asian-American community in New York since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Plus, you won't want to miss one of the best Burning Man stories you'll ever hear! Visit @heartofdinner on Instagram to learn how you too can get involved no matter where you live in the Gayborhood, and follow @yin.i.am and @moonlynntsai to learn more about all their many endeavors across the culinary, philanthropic, and entertainment worlds. After you listen to the episode, go learn everything you can about the people highlighted in this week's Gayborhood Watch: Moonlynn's tributes to Angela Dimayuga, Anita Lo, and Mulan, plus Yin's "two for one special" of iconic couples... Elizabeth Gilbert & Rayya Elias, Maria Bello & Dominique Crenn, and Abby Wambach & Glennon Doyle . And don't forget to follow @rogerq.mason and @lovell.holder on Instagram for all your Gayborhood updates!