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Erick Taylor Woodby

Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast

Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast is a global biweekly platform where Black LGBTQ professionals share about their countries and professions.

5 min readMar 29, 2024

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Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast

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Erick Taylor Woodby

How James Baldwin Saved Me

Author shares how discovering writer James Baldwin helped him survive in an abusive home.

5 min readMar 21, 2021

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How James Baldwin Saved Me

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Climbing Up To Meet Myself

Showing Up to be Seen and Heard

5 min readDec 13, 2020

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Climbing Up To Meet Myself

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Erick Taylor Woodby

The Return of My First Love

I believe I’ve run out of the fuel needed to keep our story hidden. But I’m afraid to commit to revealing who I was and what we did.

6 min readAug 22, 2022

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The Return of My First Love

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Erick Taylor Woodby

Existing Behind A Mask of Work Complacency

An exploration of believing in the possibilities of finding purpose in a healthy work environment.

5 min readOct 6, 2021

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Existing Behind A Mask of Work Complacency

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Erick Taylor Woodby

Being Gay and My Relationship with My Mother

Many gay men talk about the closeness, the special bond they have with their mothers. “…being gay might be a factor that makes some mothers…

4 min readAug 2, 2021

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Being Gay and My Relationship with My Mother

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Erick Taylor Woodby

Assumptions Around “Acting White”

The author shares his experiences and what he’s learned around being perceived by some as not being “black enough”.

5 min readApr 16, 2021

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Erick Taylor Woodby

Dating as a Black Gay Expatriate

The author shares experiences of dating as a black gay American expatriate in Europe, and how race and racism factor into it.

5 min readApr 1, 2021

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Dating as a Black Gay Expatriate

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My American Ideal

An American expatriate shares his love of his home country in conjunction with the changes he hopes will come with a new president.

5 min readJan 22, 2021

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My American Ideal

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Erick Taylor Woodby

Black Gay Creatives of the 1980s

Writer Joseph Beam, filmmaker Marlon Riggs, and poet Essex Hemphill used their art to uplift and celebrate the lives of black gay men.

6 min readDec 17, 2020

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Black Gay Creatives of the 1980s

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Erick Taylor Woodby

Erick Taylor Woodby

Writer and creator of Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast, a global biweekly platform where Black LGBTQ citizens share about their countries and professions.

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