Mask'd Confessional
Mask’d Confessionals is a podcast by and for Black gay men, creating space for candid conversations about HIV, sex, pleasure, chemsex, substance use, loneliness, relationships, bodily autonomy, and community care.Hosted by Bishar Jenkins and Micah Marquez, the series explores the realities of Black gay men’s lives without reducing our experiences to risk, stigma, or pathology. These are honest conversations about desire, connection, survival, agency, and the things we do not always get to say out loud.Produced by AIDS United as part of the Pipeline Collaborative, Mask’d Confessionals invites Black gay men to take the masks off, s...
Boys to Men: Coming of Age
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Who teaches Black gay boys how to become Black gay men?
In Episode 2 of Mask’d Confessionals, the conversation turns to growing up, masculinity, identity, first experiences, loneliness, family, chosen family, and the lessons Black gay men often have to learn on our own.
Bishar Jenkins, Micah Marquez, and the men of Mask’d Confessionals reflect on the people, experiences, expectations, and contradictions that shape us as we come into ourselves.
It’s a conversation about becoming — and about what happens when we finally have the language to name...
The Pleasure Is All Ours
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What does it mean for Black gay men to claim pleasure on our own terms?
In the first episode of Mask’d Confessionals, Bishar Jenkins and Micah Marquez open up a candid conversation about desire, intimacy, sexual agency, condoms, HIV, connection, and what it means to feel truly seen.
Too often, conversations about Black gay men and sexual health begin with risk. This episode starts somewhere else: with pleasure, honesty, choice, and the full complexity of our lives.
Mask’d Confessionals is a podcast by and for Blac...
The Masks Are Coming Off | Official Trailer
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What happens when Black gay men take the masks off?
The sex. The drugs. The pleasure. The loneliness. The love. The things we want but don’t always say out loud.
Mask’d Confessionals is a new three-part podcast by and for Black gay men, creating space for candid conversations about HIV, chemsex, substance use, pleasure, desire, relationships, bodily autonomy, loneliness, and community care — without shame, judgment, or reducing our lives to risk.
Episode 1: The Pleasure Is All Ours — October 14
Episode 2: Boys to Men: Com...
The Masks Are Coming Off | Mask’d Confessionals Trailer
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What happens when Black gay men take the masks off?
The sex. The drugs. The pleasure. The loneliness. The love. The things we want but don’t always say out loud.
Mask’d Confessionals is a new three-part podcast by and for Black gay men, creating space for candid conversations about HIV, chemsex, substance use, desire, relationships, bodily autonomy, and community care — without shame or judgment.
Hosted by Bishar Jenkins and Micah Marquez and produced by AIDS United as part of the Pipeline Collaborative.
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