Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™
Together Celebrating Our Global Community™
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™
Together Celebrating Our Global Community™
About Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™
Together Celebrating Our Global Community™
Hosted by creator and producer Erick Taylor Woodby, Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast sits at the intersection of culture, identity, and global storytelling. Past guests include New York Times bestselling American author George M.
Why Join Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ as a Guest
Culture‑Driven Audience Alignment
You speak directly to listeners seeking Black LGBTQ+ culture, identity insights, and real‑world stories from creatives, scholars, and community leaders.
In‑Depth Interview Experience
You join a long‑form conversation style shaped by recurring interview episodes with authors, artists, educators, and global changemakers.
Respected Guest Lineage
You stand beside notable guests like George M. Johnson, Palmira Koukkari Mbenga, and Dean Atta, reinforcing your professional credibility.
Wide Podcast‑App Reach
You gain distribution across major podcast platforms, ensuring your story travels far within global LGBTQ+ and culture‑focused communities.
Episode Angles & Guest Pitches
Your Journey Through the Diaspora
Explore how your identity, location, and experiences shape your voice within the Black LGBTQ+ diaspora.
Your Creative or Professional Impact
Show how your work contributes to representation, visibility, and cultural momentum.
Your Personal Evolution
Share defining moments that shaped your identity, courage, and worldview.
Your Vision for the Future
Discuss where you see Black LGBTQ+ culture headed and how you're contributing to that future.
How You'd Contribute to the Show
Audience Takeaways
Your episode helps listeners better understand the nuance, power, and diversity of Black LGBTQ+ life through your specific lived experience and expertise.
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Why Trust Me
The Ideal Guest
You're an ideal guest if you identify as Black and LGBTQ+, work in creative, academic, activist, or cultural spaces, and want to share stories that resonate across borders.
Recent Episodes
Episode 137 - Doug Jones, American Novelist and Writer
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Jun 17, 2026
Episode 136 - Brad Blackburn III, Identity Unboxed Podcast Co-host
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Jun 3, 2026
Episode 135 - Jonathan Mathias Lassiter, PhD, American Psychologist, Therapist, and Author
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • May 20, 2026
Episode 134 - Master Dominion ONYX, American Leatherman, Kinkster, Writer, and Podcaster
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • May 6, 2026
Episode 133 - Marvin Bowser, Washington, D.C.-based Photographer
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Apr 22, 2026
Episode 132 - Dakarai Larriett, Alabama U.S. Senate Candidate
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Apr 8, 2026
Episode 131 - Bennu Byrd, American Hip-hop Artist and Songwriter
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Mar 25, 2026
Episode 130 - David Roussève, American Choreographer, Writer, and Filmmaker
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Mar 11, 2026
Episode 129 - Eric Gyamfi, Ghanaian Photographer
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Feb 25, 2026
Episode 128 - Benjamin Coy, American Digital Creator and Media Personality
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Feb 11, 2026
Episode 127 - Lloyd Young, British Sexual Violence Advocate and Founder of BlackExperienceUK
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Jan 28, 2026
Episode 126 - Keith Jarrett, British Poet, Author, and Educator
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Jan 14, 2026
Episode 125 - Erick Taylor Woodby, Creator, Host, and Producer of Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Jan 7, 2026
Episode 124 - Emil Wilbekin, American Journalist, Media Executive, and Founder of NATIVE SON
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Dec 10, 2025
Episode 123 - Diana Bamimeke, Ireland-based Nigerian Independent Curator, Art writer, and Transdisciplinary Artist
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Nov 26, 2025
Episode 122 - Dr. Martin Patrick, British Author, Playwright, and Educator
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Nov 12, 2025
Episode 121 - Anastacia-Reneé, American Writer, Educator, Interdisciplinary Artist, and Playwright
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Oct 29, 2025
Episode 120 - Jay Penn, American Writer, Producer, and Singer
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Oct 15, 2025
Episode 000 - Dr Harvey Kennedy-Pitt, British Trustee for ReportOUT
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Oct 8, 2025
Episode 119 - Chiamaka Okike, Nigerian Multidisciplinary Writer
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Oct 1, 2025
Episode 118 - Steve Morris, British LGBTQ+ Travel Curator for Outbound Adventures
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Sep 17, 2025
Episode 117 - Rodrigo Tadeu, Brazilian Global Campaigns Officer for ReportOUT
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Sep 3, 2025
Episode 116 - André Wade, State Director for Silver State Equality
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Aug 20, 2025
Episode 115 - "The Karamazovs" Rami Margron and Jordan McCree
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Aug 6, 2025
Episode 114 - Anthony Oakes, American Comedian, Writer, and Producer
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Jul 23, 2025
Episode 113 - Mark Broomfield, American Scholar and Artist
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Jul 9, 2025
Episode 112 - Anthony Green, American Playwright of the hit play, "When Boys Exhale"
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Jun 25, 2025
Episode 111 - Percy Mthombeni, South African Chef and Director at Vezabuhle Caters
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Jun 11, 2025
Episode 110 - LYRICALMAR, American Rapper and Songwriter
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • May 28, 2025
Episode 109 - Dean Atta, BAFTA-winning British Poet and Author of "I Can't Even Think Straight"
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • May 14, 2025
Episode 108 - Rashid Owoyele, Berlin-based Nigerian-American Managing Partner at Transekt Agency
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Apr 30, 2025
Episode 107 - Vernal Scott, British Author and Consultant on EDI
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Apr 16, 2025
REPLAY - Pride in Being Black and Gay with Erick Taylor Woodby
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Apr 2, 2025
Episode 105 - Rinaldo Walcott, Canadian Academic and Writer
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Mar 19, 2025
Episode 104 - Shelley Nicole, American Founder and Frontperson for Shelley Nicole’s blaKbüshe
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Mar 5, 2025
Episode 103 - Brothers of the Desert Co-Founder & President Tim Vincent and C. Aigner Ellis
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Feb 19, 2025
Episode 102 - Aurora Krotoa Moses, South African Founder and CEO of Aurora Kaleidoscope Movement
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Feb 5, 2025
Episode 101 - Nzube Ufodike, British Entrepreneur, Investor, and Advisor
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Jan 22, 2025
Episode 100 - Niki Lopez, Afro-Latina Founder of What's Your Elephant™
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Jan 8, 2025
Episode 99 - Brad Walrond, American Poet, Author, and Conceptual Artist
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Dec 18, 2024
Episode 98 - Lyndon K. Gill, Associate Professor at the University of Texas at Austin
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Dec 4, 2024
Episode 97 - Alle Eriksson, Swedish Publisher at Nypon och Vilja förlag
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Nov 20, 2024
Episode 96 - Eric Yassine, British-based Ivorian Director of Yassine Consulting Limited
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Nov 6, 2024
Episode 95 - Topher Campbell, British Filmmaker, Artist, and Writer
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Oct 23, 2024
Episode 94 - JAKE Small, American Researcher, Keynote Speaker, Non-Profit Leader, and Poet
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Oct 9, 2024
Episode 93 - George M. Johnson, American Emmy-nomimated and New York Times Bestselling Author
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Oct 2, 2024
Episode 92 - On The Panel Series with Prince Beasley, Kaecy, and Edward D. Lathan IV
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Sep 25, 2024
Episode 91 - Mike Henderson, American Founder and CEO of B.A.G. Travel
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Sep 11, 2024
Episode 90 - Steven Kabuye, Canadian-based Ugandan LGBTQ+ Activist
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Aug 28, 2024
Episode 89 - Paul Jerome, Haitian-American Actor, Writer, Director, and Producer
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Aug 14, 2024
Episode 88 - Zarah Hilliard, American Surrogate for SurrogateFirst
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Jul 31, 2024
Episode 87 - Dr. Maurice Franklin, American CEO and President of Franklin Management Consulting
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Jul 17, 2024
Episode 86 - On The Panel Series with Byron Adu, Lennox Benson, and George Kachimanga
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Jul 3, 2024
Episode 85 - My Digital Nomad Journey with Erick Taylor Woodby
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Jun 19, 2024
Episode 84 - Rugare Gomo, Australian-based Zimbabwean Keynote Speaker, Life & Business Coach, and Author
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Jun 5, 2024
Episode 83 - Ajamu X, British Photographer, Archivist, Curator, and Sex Activist
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • May 22, 2024
Episode 82 - Charles Reese, American Actor, Writer, Producer, and Public Speaker
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • May 8, 2024
Episode 81 - Season 4 Premieres with the "On The Panel" Bimonthly Series
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Apr 24, 2024
REPLAY - Pride in Being Black and Gay with Erick Taylor Woodby
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Apr 10, 2024
Episode 79 - Andrew Michél Thomas, German-Based Canadian Researcher and Scholar
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Mar 27, 2024
Episode 78 - Phineas Newborn III, American Actor, Dancer, Choreographer, and Producer
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Mar 13, 2024
Episode 77 - Dr. Julius J. Johnson-Weaver, Founder and Chief Physician of Resolve MD and RMD Proud
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Feb 28, 2024
Episode 76 - Dennis L. Carney, British Therapist, Facilitator, Activist, and Founder of Black Connection
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Feb 14, 2024
Episode 75 - Pax Ahimsa Gethen, American Transgender Vegan Pacifist, Blogger, and Wikipedia Volunteer Editor
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Jan 31, 2024
Episode 74 - Marc Thompson, British Director of The Love Tank and Co-Founder of PrEPster
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Jan 17, 2024
Episode 73 - Ruele Okeyo, Kenyan Activist and Director of Kenneth and Jacob's House
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Jan 3, 2024
Episode 72 - Krylios, Jamaican Author, Playwright, Performer, and Producer
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Dec 20, 2023
Episode 71 - Chris Caldwell, American Digital Nomad and Co-Founder of Obsidian Wine Retreats
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Dec 6, 2023
REPLAY - My Digital Nomad Journey in Europe
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Nov 21, 2023
Episode 69 - Palmira Koukkari Mbenga, Swedish Script Editor, Journalist, and Actor
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Nov 8, 2023
Episode 68 - Reverend Jide Macaulay, British-Nigerian Anglican Priest
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Oct 25, 2023
Episode 67 - Reflections on My 3-month Stay in Cape Town, South Africa
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Oct 11, 2023
Episode 66 - Juliany Taveras, American Playwright, Artist, and Facilitator
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Sep 27, 2023
Episode 65 - Rob Berkeley, British Founder and Managing Editor of BlkOutUK.com
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Sep 13, 2023
Episode 64 - Paulo Saka, Swedish Senior Content Programming Manager at Spotify
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Aug 30, 2023
Episode 63 - Byron Adu, Australian Senior Policy and Project Officer
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Aug 16, 2023
Episode 62 - Antoine Craigwell, American President and CEO of DBGM, Inc.
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Aug 2, 2023
Episode 61 - Russell Brooks, Montréal-based Canadian Crime Novelist
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Jul 19, 2023
Episode 60 - John-Paul Zaccarini, British Professor of Performing Arts at Stockholm University
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Jul 5, 2023
Episode 59 - Pride in Being a Black Gay American Writer and Digital Nomad with Erick Taylor Woodby
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Jun 21, 2023
Episode 58 - Ashanti Martinez, Maryland House of Delegates from Prince George's County District 22
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Jun 7, 2023
Episode 57 - George Kachimanga, Malawian Human Rights Advocate and Programmer
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • May 24, 2023
Episode 56 - Sampson McCormick, American Stand-up Comedian, Screenwriter and Film Producer
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • May 10, 2023
Episode 55 - Kaecy, South African Singer-Songwriter and Recording Artist
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Apr 26, 2023
Episode 54 - Jarrod D. King, American Author and National Speaker
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Apr 12, 2023
Episode 53 - Rasheed Newson, American Executive Producer, Television Drama Writer, and Author
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Mar 29, 2023
Episode 52 - Rayceen Pendarvis, Washington, D.C. Event Host and Community Advocate
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Mar 15, 2023
Episode 51 - The History of Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Mar 1, 2023
Episode 50 - Delano Burrowes, American Writer, Poet, and Artist
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Feb 15, 2023
Episode 49 - Adé Adeniji, Dutch-based British Consultant and Facilitator
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Feb 1, 2023
Episode 48 - Cyril Nri, British BAFTA-nominated British Stage and Screen Actor
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Jan 18, 2023
Episode 47 - Stefano Duc, Italian Writer for Il Grande Colibrì
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Jan 4, 2023
Episode 46 - Dr. Lulu®, Nigerian-American Pediatrician, LGBT Advocate, and Author
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Dec 21, 2022
Episode 45 - Finding My Voice as a Black Gay Man
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Dec 7, 2022
Episode 44 - Uche Chukwu, Nigerian-American Creator and Host of "Let's Talk About Us with Uche" Podcast
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Nov 23, 2022
Episode 43 - Hari Ziyad, American Author and Screenwriter
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Nov 9, 2022
Episode 42 - Khane Kutzwell, Owner of Camera Ready Kutz Inc. in Brooklyn, New York
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Oct 26, 2022
Episode 41 - My Digital Nomad Journey in Europe
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Oct 19, 2022
Episode 40 - National Coming Out Day with Gamal 'G' Turawa, Founder and Lead Facilitator of Purplefrog Connections
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Oct 11, 2022
Episode 39 - Jay Jay Revlon, British Multidisciplinary Artist and International DJ
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Sep 28, 2022
Episode 38 - Reverend Don Abram, American Founder of Pride in the Pews
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Sep 14, 2022
Episode 37 - Dr. Byron D. Brooks, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at Loyola University Chicago
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Aug 31, 2022
Episode 36 - My Coming Out Story
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Aug 17, 2022
Episode 35 - Janis Bailey, American Owner of Sol Journey Travel
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Aug 15, 2022
Episode 34 - Alhaji Sesay, American Founder and CEO of Sugrbum Hygienics
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Jul 20, 2022
Episode 33 - Dr. Cheikh Traore, Nigerian/Mauritanian Health Adviser
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Jul 6, 2022
Episode 32 - ZSaj, American Hip-Hop Artist and Songwriter
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Jun 29, 2022
Episode 31 - Michael J. Bobbitt, Executive Director, Mass Cultural Council
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Jun 22, 2022
Episode 30 - Bryan Sparkman, American Documentarian, Writer and Actor
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Jun 8, 2022
Episode 29 - Ashlei Shyne, American Comedy Writer, Actress and Filmmaker
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • May 25, 2022
Episode 28 - Edward D. Lathan IV, American Peripatetic Artist and Yoga and Fitness Instructor
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • May 11, 2022
Episode 27 - Jeremy Helligar, Executive Editor at PEOPLE Magazine
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Apr 27, 2022
Episode 26 - Nubia Younge, American Travel Consultant, Motivational Speaker and Expatriate Coach
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Apr 13, 2022
Episode 25 - Treye Green, American Culture Writer, Editor and Poet
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Mar 30, 2022
Episode 24 - Frantzces Lys, American Clinical Therapist and Founder of THRIVE
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Mar 16, 2022
Episode 23 - Gamal ‘G’ Turawa, BAFTA-winning British Facilitator, Speaker and Coach
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Mar 2, 2022
Episode 22 - Cameron Johnson, American Screenwriter and Producer
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Feb 16, 2022
Episode 21 - Christopher Adams, American High School English Teacher
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Feb 2, 2022
Episode 20 - Erick Taylor Woodby, Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast Creator and Host
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Jan 19, 2022
Episode 19 - Jared Hudson, American Writer and Podcast Host
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Dec 22, 2021
Episode 18 - Donnya Piggott, Barbadian Entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Pink Coconuts
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Dec 8, 2021
Episode 17 - Samuel Girma, Swedish Film and Art Curator and Activist
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Nov 24, 2021
Episode 16 - Dennis Austin, American Writer and Political Commentator
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Nov 10, 2021
Episode 15 - Bandy Kiki, Cameroonian Entrepreneur and Advocate
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Oct 27, 2021
Episode 14 - Reginald Holden Jennings, German-based American Singer, Dancer, Actor
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Oct 13, 2021
Episode 13 - Roux Haile, American Tattoo Artist, Dancer and Gallery Owner
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Sep 29, 2021
Episode 12 - Lennox Benson, British Children‘s Book Author
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Sep 15, 2021
Episode 11 - Yassine Senghor, Director at Britain's Confronting Change Diversity & Inclusion Strategies
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Sep 1, 2021
Episode 10 - Michael Dorean Myers, Creator of Erotic Edges Magazine
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Aug 18, 2021
Episode 9 - Anna Adeniji, Swedish Consultant, Educator, and Author
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Aug 4, 2021
Episode 8 - Prince Beasley, American YouTuber
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Jul 21, 2021
Episode 7 - Christopher Waldekrantz, Swedish Founder and Business Director of The Odd Society
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Jul 7, 2021
Episode 6 - Thomas L. DeBoe, American Attorney and Professor
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Jun 23, 2021
Episode 5 - Pierre Monnerville, UK-based French Photographer and Founder of Unapologaytic T-shirt Brand
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Jun 9, 2021
Episode 4 - Erick Woodby, Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ Host
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • May 26, 2021
Episode 3 - Shaun Wallace, British LGBTQ Mental Health Advocate
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • May 12, 2021
Episode 2 - Victor Chikalogwe, Malawian LGBTQ Activist
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Apr 28, 2021
Episode 1 - Leon Lopez, British Actor, Television and Film Director
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™ • Apr 14, 2021
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