Hello everyone and welcome to the introductory episode of the manuscript.  We are four black gay men who came together to share our life experiences in audio form. This initial episode is called The 30s, 40s, and 50s because, between the four of us, we’re in our 30s 40s, and 50s. We decided why not make that the first episode to introduce ourselves and our personalities. We wanted you all to know a little about us and what you should expect from this podcast. Thank you for listening and please do us one favor share this podcast with every black gay man you know first and then share this with all our allies second and then third share with all the people who aren’t really allies, but they could use some learning.