Mask'd Confessional

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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 Black gay men, produced by AIDS United as part of the Pipeline Collaborative.

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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: Coming of Age — October 28
Episode 3: The Business of Sex and Drugs — November 11

Hosted by Bishar Jenkins and Micah Marquez.
Produced by Pierre Phipps and Jabari Payne.

Mask’d Confessionals is produced by AIDS United as part of the Pipeline Collaborative and made possible with support from Merck and ViiV Healthcare.

Subscribe now and join the conversation.

The masks are coming off.

Send us Fan Mail

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.

Episode 1: The Pleasure Is All Ours — October 14
Episode 2: Boys to Men: Coming of Age — October 28
Episode 3: The Business of Sex and Drugs — November 11

Subscribe now. The masks are coming off.