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Ep. 118 features Steve Morris, a British LGBTQ+ Travel Curator at Outbound Adventures, an agency where he curates travel adventures for LGBTQ+ couples and small groups.

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UBUNTU | Writing Workshop Through a LGBTQIA+ Lens

Troy Fairclough is a British writer who is leading "an online writing workshop fostering unity, empowerment and collective growth for the LGBTQIA+ community."

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STAY TUNED (17 Sep 2025) - This Wednesday's Episode, 118 will feature Steve Morris, British founder of Outbound Adventures.

Steve offers “travel with heart and structure”, and tours without “the rigid schedules or the awkward group dynamics.”

PREVIEW (17 Sep 2025) - Ep. 118 will feature Steve Morris, British founder of Outbound Adventures, an agency where he curates travel adventures for LGBTQ+ couples and small groups.

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Black Gay Creatives from the 1980s Despite never being fully celebrated in Black and LGBTQ+ publications like Ebony, Jet, The Advocate or Gay Times, there were Black gay writers, filmmakers, and other creatives throughout the 1980s who...

“Writer Joseph Beam, filmmakers Sir Isaac Julien CBE RA and Marlon Riggs, and poet Essex Hemphill rode the waves of the social and cultural activism that crashed into the 1970s.”
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bit.ly/3XWFraw - Ep. 117 features Rodrigo Tadeu, Brazilian Global Campaigns Officer for ReportOUT, an organization founded by Drew Dalton, that is “protecting the human rights of sexual and gender minorities in the United Kingdom and globally.”

PREVIEW (03 Sep 2025) - Ep. 117 will feature Rodrigo Tadeu, a Brazilian Global Campaigns Officer for ReportOUT, an organisation “protecting the human rights of sexual and gender minorities in the United Kingdom and globally.” Thank you to Henry Wackam for bringing ReportOUT to my attention.

PREVIEW (03 Sep 2025) - Ep. 117 will feature Rodrigo Tadeu, a Brazilian international advocate and human rights & public policy strategist.

I learned about his work as a Global Campaigns Officer for ReportOUT. Thank you, Henry Wackam.

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Erick Taylor Woodby (@curiousintrovertexpat) Thank you, @Dee Evans, for this. 😊🙏🏽

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The Sum of Me Navigating the World as a Black Gay Man

"Knowing the sum of who I am is a journey, one where I learn Black queer history while excavating to uncover more of my story."
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Ep. 116 will feature André Wade, State Director for Silver State Equality, Nevada’s statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organisation. André leads legislative, policy, and government affairs work, as well as fundraising, political and advocacy activities.

bit.ly/3XWFraw - Ep. 116 features André Wade, State Director for Silver State Equality, Nevada’s statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organisation. André leads legislative, policy, and government affairs work, as well as fundraising, political and advocacy activities.

PREVIEW (20 August 2025) - Ep. 116 will feature André Wade, State Director for Silver State Equality, Nevada’s statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organisation. André leads legislative, policy, and government affairs work, as well as fundraising, political and advocacy activities.

Navigating the World’s Anti-Blackness During a visit to Cartagena, Colombia, my friends and I shared how we find ways to love ourselves as queer men of color.

Navigating the World’s Anti-Blackness
"For the first time, what I learned to embrace as attractive as a Black citizen included my hair."
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Ep. 115 feature two guests: American actor, playwright, and dancer Rami Margron and American composer Jordan McCree. They talk about the 2024 film, “The Karamazovs”, written and directed by Anna Brenner and adapted for the screen by Anna and Rafael Jordan.

PREVIEW (6 Aug 2025) - Ep. 115 will feature American actor, playwright, and dancer Rami Margron, and American composer Jordan McCree.

Rami and Jordan joined me to talk about the 2024 film, "The Karamazovs". written/directed by Anna Brenner and adapted for the screen by Anna and Rafael Jordan.

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SUNDAY SOULFUL REFLECTIONS (27 Aug 2024) - Excerpt from my Ep. 90 interview with Steven Kabuye, the Canadian-based Ugandan Co-Founder of Coloured Voices Media Foundation. Mentions include Rainbow Advocacy and OUR PRIDE (@ourprideorg).

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bit.ly/3XWFraw - Traveling while vegan in Bogotá, Colombia.

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bit.ly/3XWFraw - Ep. 113 features American Comedian, Anthony Oakes, a D.C. resident who is taking comedy by storm. His clean, yet edgy, southern, intellectual, witty humour will have you reeling with laughter.

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STAY TUNED (23 July 2025) - This Wednesday's Ep. 114 will feature American comedian, Anthony Oakes. His clean, yet edgy, southern, intellectual, witty humour will have you reeling with laughter. Anthony has performed in comedy clubs in D.C., New York, Houston, and Los Angeles.

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I have such gratitude for the connections I’ve been able to make because of this podcast. Thank you to all the listeners and guests.

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My 1st Visit to South America! Thank you to Gerald of Gran Colombia Tours for a great tour of Bogota, Colombia’s La Candelaria Old Town.

Shelley Nicole (@shelleynicole) Just in time for the weekend! "The Tao of Abbey Lincoln" goes to Michigan, Brooklyn, Queens & Manhattan; Vernon Reid in residence at The Stone w/ Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber & a Big Thank You! N...

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PREVIEW (23 July 2025) - Ep. 113 will feature American comedian, Anthony Oakes. His clean, yet edgy, southern, intellectual, witty humour will have you reeling with laughter.

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bit.ly/3XWFraw - Ep. 113 features Mark Broomfield (PhD, MFA), an award-winning American scholar and artist. His book, “Black Queer Dance: Gay Men and the Politics of Passing for Almost Straight (2024)”, explores Black masculinity and sexual passing in American contemporary dance.

STAY TUNED (9 July 2025) -Ep. 113 will feature Dr Mark Broomfield, an award-winning American scholar and artist.

“Black Queer Dance: Gay Men and the Politics of Passing for Almost Straight” is his 1st book. It explores Black masculinity and sexual passing in American contemporary dance.

My Black Queer Influences: James Baldwin, Joseph Beam, and Billy Strayhorn I discovered Black LGBTQ+ excellence when I grabbed American author James Baldwin’s 1953 debut novel, Go Tell It on the Mountain, from the shelf at the Fresno County Public Library in Fresno, Californ...

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”…I saw myself in the look of American Composer, Pianist, and Arranger Billy Strayhorn on the cover of David Hajdu’s Lush Life: A Biography of Billy Strayhorn (1997).”