The biweekly podcast where Creator and Host Erick Taylor Woodby interviews Black LGBTQ+ citizens who share about their countries and professions.https://bsky.app/profile/blkgaydiaspora.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/blkgaydiaspora.bsky.social/post/3lz5mudtn7c2wPlease Vote Daily Through September 30th! https://open.substack.com/pub/rayceen/p/please-vote-daily-through-september?r=3xj5ho&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false19 Sep 2025 00:39 +0000at://did:plc:23ih6y2phhjmb6rmyheousd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz5mudtn7c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/blkgaydiaspora.bsky.social/post/3lyzfzaxj222abit.ly/3XWFraw 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. “Together Celebrating Our Global Community™”17 Sep 2025 08:26 +0000at://did:plc:23ih6y2phhjmb6rmyheousd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyzfzaxj222ahttps://bsky.app/profile/blkgaydiaspora.bsky.social/post/3lyxzrp4pos2gTroy Fairclough is a British writer who is leading "an online writing workshop fostering unity, empowerment and collective growth for the LGBTQIA+ community." https://www.arts.ac.uk/whats-on/ubuntu-writing-workshopthrough-a-lgbtqia-lens16 Sep 2025 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:23ih6y2phhjmb6rmyheousd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyxzrp4pos2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/blkgaydiaspora.bsky.social/post/3lytwexmv7s2qSTAY 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.”15 Sep 2025 04:03 +0000at://did:plc:23ih6y2phhjmb6rmyheousd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lytwexmv7s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/blkgaydiaspora.bsky.social/post/3lynovbcidk2aPREVIEW (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. “Together Celebrating Our Global Community™”12 Sep 2025 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:23ih6y2phhjmb6rmyheousd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lynovbcidk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/blkgaydiaspora.bsky.social/post/3ly2723ipzc23“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.” https://open.substack.com/pub/curiousintrovertexpat/p/black-gay-creatives-from-the-1980s?r=3xj5ho&utm_medium=ios04 Sep 2025 22:29 +0000at://did:plc:23ih6y2phhjmb6rmyheousd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly2723ipzc23https://bsky.app/profile/blkgaydiaspora.bsky.social/post/3lxwmfkx6c22nbit.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.”03 Sep 2025 12:17 +0000at://did:plc:23ih6y2phhjmb6rmyheousd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxwmfkx6c22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/blkgaydiaspora.bsky.social/post/3lxnrjycy7224PREVIEW (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.30 Aug 2025 23:55 +0000at://did:plc:23ih6y2phhjmb6rmyheousd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxnrjycy7224https://bsky.app/profile/blkgaydiaspora.bsky.social/post/3lxe2erdgcs2bPREVIEW (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. “Together Celebrating Our Global Community™”27 Aug 2025 03:07 +0000at://did:plc:23ih6y2phhjmb6rmyheousd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxe2erdgcs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/blkgaydiaspora.bsky.social/post/3lxchtol6ms2shttps://substack.com/@curiousintrovertexpat/note/c-149244597?r=3xj5ho&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action26 Aug 2025 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:23ih6y2phhjmb6rmyheousd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxchtol6ms2shttps://bsky.app/profile/blkgaydiaspora.bsky.social/post/3lx7bqv4o3k2d"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." https://open.substack.com/pub/curiousintrovertexpat/p/the-sum-of-me?r=3xj5ho&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false25 Aug 2025 05:35 +0000at://did:plc:23ih6y2phhjmb6rmyheousd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lx7bqv4o3k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/blkgaydiaspora.bsky.social/post/3lwt56kg3oc2vEp. 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.20 Aug 2025 09:42 +0000at://did:plc:23ih6y2phhjmb6rmyheousd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwt56kg3oc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/blkgaydiaspora.bsky.social/post/3lwt53fu52s2vbit.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.20 Aug 2025 09:40 +0000at://did:plc:23ih6y2phhjmb6rmyheousd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwt53fu52s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/blkgaydiaspora.bsky.social/post/3lwhjzmn4y22bPREVIEW (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.15 Aug 2025 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:23ih6y2phhjmb6rmyheousd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwhjzmn4y22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/blkgaydiaspora.bsky.social/post/3lw5vuv22fk2jNavigating the World’s Anti-Blackness "For the first time, what I learned to embrace as attractive as a Black citizen included my hair." https://open.substack.com/pub/curiousintrovertexpat/p/navigating-the-worlds-anti-blackness?r=3xj5ho&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false11 Aug 2025 23:05 +0000at://did:plc:23ih6y2phhjmb6rmyheousd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw5vuv22fk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/blkgaydiaspora.bsky.social/post/3lvpkfbtstc22bit.ly/3XWFraw 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.06 Aug 2025 06:02 +0000at://did:plc:23ih6y2phhjmb6rmyheousd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvpkfbtstc22https://bsky.app/profile/blkgaydiaspora.bsky.social/post/3lvajh626ps27PREVIEW (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.31 Jul 2025 06:35 +0000at://did:plc:23ih6y2phhjmb6rmyheousd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvajh626ps27https://bsky.app/profile/blkgaydiaspora.bsky.social/post/3lux2wh7tfc22bit.ly/3XWFraw 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). “Together Celebrating Our Global Community™”27 Jul 2025 12:22 +0000at://did:plc:23ih6y2phhjmb6rmyheousd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lux2wh7tfc22https://bsky.app/profile/blkgaydiaspora.bsky.social/post/3luq4jqfr7227bit.ly/3XWFraw - Traveling while vegan in Bogotá, Colombia. “Together Celebrating Our Global Community™”24 Jul 2025 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:23ih6y2phhjmb6rmyheousd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3luq4jqfr7227https://bsky.app/profile/blkgaydiaspora.bsky.social/post/3lummpabdj226bit.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. “Together Celebrating Our Global Community™”23 Jul 2025 08:40 +0000at://did:plc:23ih6y2phhjmb6rmyheousd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lummpabdj226https://bsky.app/profile/blkgaydiaspora.bsky.social/post/3lugpzg3tos2qSTAY 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.21 Jul 2025 00:24 +0000at://did:plc:23ih6y2phhjmb6rmyheousd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lugpzg3tos2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/blkgaydiaspora.bsky.social/post/3lugpmkynuk2qbit.ly/3XWFraw 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. “Together Celebrating Our Global Community™”21 Jul 2025 00:17 +0000at://did:plc:23ih6y2phhjmb6rmyheousd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lugpmkynuk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/blkgaydiaspora.bsky.social/post/3lugpj3aq6k2qMy 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.21 Jul 2025 00:15 +0000at://did:plc:23ih6y2phhjmb6rmyheousd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lugpj3aq6k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/blkgaydiaspora.bsky.social/post/3lub6tu7p422xhttps://substack.com/@shelleynicole/note/c-136558902?r=3xj5ho18 Jul 2025 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:23ih6y2phhjmb6rmyheousd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lub6tu7p422xhttps://bsky.app/profile/blkgaydiaspora.bsky.social/post/3lu4rwlwau22hPREVIEW (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. “Together Celebrating Our Global Community™”17 Jul 2025 01:31 +0000at://did:plc:23ih6y2phhjmb6rmyheousd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu4rwlwau22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/blkgaydiaspora.bsky.social/post/3ltk2bq27622ebit.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.09 Jul 2025 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:23ih6y2phhjmb6rmyheousd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltk2bq27622ehttps://bsky.app/profile/blkgaydiaspora.bsky.social/post/3ltah5q3ulc2kSTAY 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.05 Jul 2025 19:04 +0000at://did:plc:23ih6y2phhjmb6rmyheousd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltah5q3ulc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/blkgaydiaspora.bsky.social/post/3lt4sl6xtt22ihttps://open.substack.com/pub/curiousintrovertexpat/p/my-black-queer-influences-james-baldwin?r=3xj5ho ”…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).”04 Jul 2025 08:18 +0000at://did:plc:23ih6y2phhjmb6rmyheousd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt4sl6xtt22i