In this episode, Derek and Craig are joined by a panel to talk about being black and a part of the LGBTQ community and religion. Derek shares his spiritual journey of coming out as gay in the church and they negatively reacted, and how he got t

Silence the Shame - Mental Illness

Aug 3rd, 2020 1h 23m

In this episode, Derek and Craig are joined by a panel of different people who share their stories about their mental health struggles, along with two mental health professionals. The panel consists of people that had struggled on their mental

Owning And Turning Up The Volume On Every Part Of His Trans Journey with Marquise Vilson

Jun 29th, 2020 1h

In this episode Derek is joined by Marquise Vilson to talk about topics about Trans Men, the Black LGBTQ Community and the Black Lives Matter Movement. This conversation helps us learn a little bit of the language of the Trans people. They als

Focusing On Our Similarities Instead of Our Differences With Patrick L. Riley

Jun 19th, 2020 1h 10m

In this episode, Derek is joined by his friend Patrick L. Riley to share his story. Patrick is a writer, a producer and a personality. In this conversation, Patrick tells us that there is nothing impossible as long as you find your way to keep

Being Fearless In Abandoning Societies Expectations with Miss Lawrence

Jun 15th, 2020 1h 13m

When did he know he was gay? What was the coming out experience like? In this podcast, Derek is joined with Miss Lawrence to share their story. Fearless, creative and love- that’s three words Miss Lawrence would use to describe themself. Throug

Accepting People The Way They Are, An Intimate Chat With My Grandmother

Jun 8th, 2020 53m 41s

In this episode Derek talks to his grandmother to share her story. She shares what her life was like growing up, and then getting older and having children. They chat about how as you become an adult you understand and appreciate the stuff tha

The Experience Of Being Gay And Being On Television with Misster Ray

Jun 1st, 2020 1h

In this podcast, Derek is joined by Ray Cunningham, a.k.a. Misster Ray, to share his story being gay and on television. Ray comes from Virginia in a very conservative black family. Being gay before wasn’t like what it is now, so he left for L

The Divide Between Gays And Lesbians

May 25th, 2020 1h 11m

In this episode of Gay Like Me, Derek and a group of friends talk about the divide between lesbians and gay men. They talk about why studs and certain gay men have issues with each other. Another issues they talk about is gay or straight, men

The Unspoken Dating Rule: No Fats, No Fems

May 18th, 2020 1h 30m

In this episode of Gay Like Me, Derek J and Craig are joined by several guest participants about being fat, being feminine and dating. They discuss topics like the unspoken dating rule, Big Boy Pride, the need for more mental health in the blac

When EXTRA Is Your Middle Name with Paris Chea

May 11th, 2020 1h 3m

This episode is going to be an interesting episode because normally this is a podcast for the LGBTQ people of color, but this week his guest is Paris Chae. A (non-person of color) friend of Derek's for more than a decade. Paris discusses diff

Ts Madison Spills The Tea On Her Journey As Trans LIVE - PART 2

May 4th, 2020 51m 2s

This week, Derek was with Ts Madison who is an American entertainer and entrepreneur. When she was young, she did not know what she was dealing with because she was raised in the church. It was a mental and spiritual struggle. She always felt

Ts Madison Spills The Tea On Her Journey As Trans Live - PART 1

Apr 27th, 2020 51m 21s

**PLEASE NOTE in this episode explicit language is used, please listen at your own risk** In part 1 of this two part series, Derek is joined by Ts Madison to discuss her journey as a Trans. She starts by thanking Derek for her mainstream growth

The Don't Ask, Don't Tell Perspective With Stevon Taylor

Apr 20th, 2020 44m 21s

This week, Derek is joined by his cousin Stevon Taylor who is a forensic microbiologist. He describes himself as humble, introvert and goofy. He first knew he was different around 3rd grade but didn't mention his sexuality publicly until the ag

Finding Love In A Gay World, Living In The Bible Belt, & Not Having Role Models With Mack Jones

Apr 13th, 2020 50m 47s

In today's episode, Derek is joined by Mack Jones, personal stylist and home fragrance specialist and concierge for Neiman Marcus in Atlanta. Mack opens up about what his sexuality looked like growing up in whats considered, "the bible belt." I

Gay Is Not One Way With Quinton Bond

Apr 6th, 2020 41m 6s

"Gay is not one way." In this episode, Derek is joined by good friend Quinton Bond who is here to openly to discuss different gay lifestyles. Derek opens up about even stereotyping another gay man as someone he would never think was gay. Quint

Learning To Stand Tall In Who You Are With Craig Stewart

Mar 9th, 2020 49m 44s

This week Derek is joined by music writer, author, speaker, and podcast host, Craig Stewart. Derek and Craig crack wide open the journey of learning your sexuality and then learning to believe and own it. Both Derek and Craig recall times at a

Building Bulletproof Armor For Judgement With Reggie Stewart

Mar 9th, 2020 52m 28s

Unapologetically Owning Your Sexuality with Ericka Johnson

Mar 8th, 2020 44m 49s

In this incredibly vulnerable episode, Derek J shares a huge part of his private life and family in this hour by interviewing his sister Ericka, who also happens to be a lesbian. Derek and Erick uncover their relationship with their mother, how

The Limited Spectrum Of Masculinity With Tim Pulliam

Mar 8th, 2020 46m 24s

Derek J is joined in this episode by Journalist & Writer, Tim Pulliam. Tim is a news anchor for ABC news and has received several awards for his craft. Tim is also open publicly about his sexuality. However, in this open and honest episode Dere

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