EPISODE · Feb 15, 2026 · 42 MIN
S1E9 - Do Black Gay Men Prefer Dating Masculine Men
from Thought and Opinion
I pose this question because as love and happiness are sharedhuman desires, I have essentially always heard black gay and queermen say that they want a “masculine” man. Their presentationnotwithstanding, a large number of black gay men have mademasculinity their standard for love; and thereby, have attached muchof their happiness to something that – many would say – is largelyexternal and performative. That begs the question what is invaluableor superior about masculinity? What gives masculinity its privilege?And importantly from what power structure or binding source have somany of us gotten that perception of masculinity from? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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I pose this question because as love and happiness are sharedhuman desires, I have essentially always heard black gay and queermen say that they want a “masculine” man. Their presentationnotwithstanding, a large number of black gay men have mademasculinity their standard for love; and thereby, have attached muchof their happiness to something that – many would say – is largelyexternal and performative. That begs the question what is invaluableor superior about masculinity? What gives masculinity its privilege?And importantly from what power structure or binding source have somany of us gotten that perception of masculinity from? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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