ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
Pigmented Taboo is an unapologetic series where three Black gay men and their guests lay it all bare. Discussing identity, intimacy, joy, rage, healing, and everything in between. Broadcasting from London, we cut through the noise to centre the voices, stories, and experiences too often pushed to the margins.
From navigating queer nightlife and dating politics to family, faith, masculinity, and mental health. No topic is off-limits. This isn’t about respectability. It’s about truth. Loud, layered, and lived-in.
Hosts:
Update frequency:
every 41 days
Average audio length:
53 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
13 episodes
since May 31, 2025
episodic
explicit content
IN THIS PODCAST 🔗
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
What is a woman—and who gets to define womanhood? In this episode of Pigmented Taboo, we’re joined by Brandi X for a candid conversation about her experience as a trans woman.
We explore identity, attraction, dating and sex, alongside the assumptions and prejudices trans women face. From how men se…
PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
What really happens behind the doors of a Black gay sex event?
In this episode, we enter the dark room with the anonymous owner of DL Plug, London’s longest-standing and only Black-owned gay sex event. We discuss why he created the space, the realities of running it while remaining on the DL, and …
In this episode, we explore how identity, body image, dating culture, social media, rejection, and community expectations shape confidence and self-worth. We discuss where these insecurities begin, why external validation so often becomes addictive, and what it actually takes to build lasting self…
Black women have been at the forefront of LGBTQ+ advocacy, culture, and community building for decades. So why do many queer people still experience homophobia within their own communities?
This week on Pigmented Taboo, we’re joined by Mide Oni for a candid conversation about the complex relations…
Interracial dating always sounds simple until race, validation, fetishisation, and power enter the room. This episode unpacks the uncomfortable truth behind “preferences,” who gets chosen, who gets hidden, and why so many people confuse desire with proximity to whiteness. We talk dating politics, …
This month, Pigmented Taboo welcomes our first ever guest, Guh Deh Philipp, for a conversation many avoid but all recognise.
In this episode, we confront homophobia in the Black community directly. We examine where it originates, how it manifests, and who it impacts most. From family expectations …
In this episode, we talk about code switching in the way gay men actually live it. How we change how we speak, move, soften, harden, flirt, joke, or stay quiet depending on who’s in the room. How behaviour shifts around different races, genders, sexual dynamics, and social spaces without anyone co…
In this unfiltered episode, we unpack the realities of hookup culture. From the fun and freedom to the very real risks. We talk candidly about the importance of regular STI and STD testing, the stigma that still lingers around sexual health, and the ways shame can sabotage safety. Then we shift th…
From first dates to long-term love, dating as a Black man comes with its own stages, rules, and battles. We dig into how other races approach dating, the double standards in desirability, and the stereotypes that shape how we’re seen. Beyond the surface, we get real about the politics of who gets …
We unpack how Black men are often boxed into rigid roles within queer spaces. From being fetishised by other ethnicities, to how femininity in Black men is policed within our own community. We challenge the weight of “masc4masc” culture and ask what it means for desire, freedom, and authenticity.
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