Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South

Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South
ISBN-10
0807882739
ISBN-13
9780807882733
Category
Social Science
Pages
592
Language
English
Published
2011-09-01
Publisher
Univ of North Carolina Press
Author
E. Patrick Johnson

Description

Giving voice to a population too rarely acknowledged, Sweet Tea collects more than sixty life stories from black gay men who were born, raised, and continue to live in the South. E. Patrick Johnson challenges stereotypes of the South as "backward" or "repressive" and offers a window into the ways black gay men negotiate their identities, build community, maintain friendship networks, and find sexual and life partners--often in spaces and activities that appear to be antigay. Ultimately, Sweet Tea validates the lives of these black gay men and reinforces the role of storytelling in both African American and southern cultures.

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