Koshin Paley Ellison and Chodo Robert Campbell are co-founders and guiding teachers at the New York Zen Center. With 17 years in business, the center has become a safe haven for people seeking care, education, and practice in Zen work. Koshin and Chodo have become an influential voice not only in Buddhism but also in the Queer community. In addition to serving as the center’s founders, they are also married Zen monks.

With the popularity of podcasts on an upward trend, representation of different communities within the platform has also increased over the years. In 2019, BYLATINMEN, a Queer-Latino entertainment podcast, debuted at #35 on Apple Podcast charts, marking the start of a long journey for creators and friends Kevin Ortega-Rojas and Anthony Polanco.