Writer, actor, podcast personality and great human being Dylan Marron joins Tariq as they discuss queer identity, fascination with all things gay in pop culture and social justice. Okay, that was a long sentence but hey welcome to Entertainment Queerly! This episode also serves as the finale for season 1, so stay tuned for when you can expect season 2. You can follow Dylan at @DylanMarron and Tariq at @Tariq_Raouf. Stay queer!

Actor Amin El Gamal joins Tariq and they discuss the intersectionality of what it means to be Arab, queer, and Muslim. We learn about the MENA Arts Advocacy Coalition and talk about the lengths Hollywood still has to go to ensure accurate and fair representation for all.

BBC One weatherman and TV personality Owain Wyn Evans joins Tariq as they chat about how difficult school can be for those figuring out their queer identities; the importance of online chatrooms for those of us in the 90s and how fabulous Owain has been from day ONE, darling.

Peppermint, broadway performer and runner up to the crown in season 9 of RuPaul's Drag Race, was the first contestant to openly come out as trans while on the show but her story began way before that. Join her and Tariq as they talk about what it was like for her growing up and how New York City influenced her career in drag.

Having written for shows like Warehouse 13, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Drew gives us some insight into writing for television through the years. Join us as we talk about Drew's unique journey of self-discovery and then go into depth on the Bury Your Gay trope and the role Tara's death played, where Drew offers a fresh perspective of the narrative we've heard time and time again. You can follow Drew at @DrewZachary on Twitter, and Tariq over at @tariq_raouf.

When it comes to LGBTQIA+ issues there’s nothing wrong with asking questions to further your education. Horror journalist and film maker, BJ Colangelo, educates us more about what a TERF is, what it’s like for the lesbian and trans women communities in journalism and shares her experiences growing up and forming her own badass queer identity.  You can follow BJ on Twitter at @bjcolangelo and the podcast at @etqueerly.

Raymond Arturo Perez, one of the writers for the upcoming Netflix series, "Selena", joins Tariq and shares what it's like growing up in a traditional Mexican household, living up to and pleasing his parents expectations and how he got started writing for television. 

Matthew Scott Montgomery joins Tariq and shares what it was like growing up in the south, moving to LA and being an openly gay actor in the industry.

NYT Best-selling author Adam Silvera joins Tariq for a conversation about figuring out his identity while he was growing up in New York, getting his start in publishing and how he brings representation to fiction in literature. 

Teen Wolf & Criminal Minds creator Jeff Davis gives us a different perspective, one of what it was like growing up gay before the Internet and deeper inside into Hollywood's struggle with accepting gay characters on screen.

Let's talk queer horror with Sam Wineman, writer/director and creator of the upcoming queer horror documentary on Shudder.

Danny Tolli, writer from CW's Roswell New Mexico, joins Tariq as they dive into self-discovery and identity in the entertainment industry.