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Pigmented Taboo

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About the show

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.

Latest episodes

  • Dark Rooms, Black Bodies

    August 22, 2026 · 43 min

    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…

  • Gay Self-Esteem

    July 22, 2026 · 1 hr 37 min

    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…

  • Black Women, Let’s Talk Homophobia

    May 31, 2026 · 43 min

    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…

  • Forbidden Swirl

    April 26, 2026 · 52 min

    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…

  • Taboo in Our Own House

    February 22, 2026 · 60 min

    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…

  • Code Switching

    December 21, 2025 · 54 min

    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…

  • Looking 4 Now

    November 9, 2025 · 57 min

    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…

  • What's The Date

    October 4, 2025 · 46 min

    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…