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Sweet Tea: Black Lgbtq+ Men of the South at Signature Theatre
As a daughter of the South, I knew I had to expose myself to E. Patrick Johnson’s Sweet Tea. Where else would I find an exploration of Black men of the South who just come about to be gay?
Based on his award-winning and critically acclaimed book of the same name, Johnson takes a peril and plunges top first into the difficult subject matter of gay Shadowy men living in southern states. This one-man show answers the questions many are afraid to ask. Told through the words of several gay Dark men, the compete examines the triumphs, disappointments, perceptions and hardships of living a life still frowned upon today by a immense population.
Directed by Rajendra Maharaj, Sweet Teaopens with Johnson’s singing and humming, “Hush, Somebody’s Calling My Name,” and tells us that he’s giving a voice to his “queer ancestors” as he shares their stories. Johnson’s characters endure childhood bullying for being gay, conceal behind the birth of a infant, comes out to a parent, loses friends to AIDS, and tries to find love despite it all
E. Patrick Johnson in Signature Theatre's production of ‘Sweet Tea.’ Photo by Scott Suchman.
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590 pp., 6.125 x 9.25
- Paperback ISBN: 978-0-8078-7226-0
Published: September 2011 - E-book EPUB ISBN: 978-0-8078-8273-3
Published: September 2011 - E-book PDF ISBN: 979-8-8908-4394-4
Published: September 2011
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2009 Stonewall Book Award Honor Book, Lesbian, Gay, Double attraction and Transgendered Round Table of the American Library Association
Giving voice to a population too rarely established, Sweet Tea collects more than sixty life stories from black gay men who were born, raised, and continue to inhabit in the South. E. Patrick Johnson challenges stereotypes of the South as "backward" or "repressive" and offers a window into the ways black queer 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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This fascinating—if excessively detailed—oral history subverts countless preconceptions in its illustration of black homosexual subcultures thriving in just about every imaginable rural and religious milieu in the South. Johnson ( ) has an clear fondness for the 63 men he interviews. Unfortunately, these interviews suffer from his failure to demand follow-up questions to revelatory or troubling responses and his adherence to arrange questions, for example, his insistence on asking his churchgoing subjects why they are attracted to the choir, keeps him from exploring the more absorbing intersections (and contradictions) of their faith and sexuality. Responses are arranged by topics (“Coming Out”; “Love and Relationships”), an management that provides thematic coherence, but makes it tough to follow each recurring narrator. Still, the courage and honesty of Johnson’s interviewees humble, and readers will find much to treasure in the stories of Stephen, who adopts the mannerisms of unbent classmates because he lacks masculine gay role models; proudly effeminate Lamar, transgendered Chastity and gay men
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Источник: https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/bdr/article/view/1855 590 pp., 6.125 x 9.25
- Paperback ISBN: 978-0-8078-7226-0
Published: September 2011 - E-book EPUB ISBN: 978-0-8078-8273-3
Published: September 2011 - E-book PDF ISBN: 979-8-8908-4394-4
Published: September 2011
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All rights reserved.
Patrick Johnson's Sweet Tea gives voice to a thriving, long-neglected southern community.Q: How did you obtain the idea for Sweet Tea?
A: I got the plan for Sweet Tea in 1995 while visiting Washington, D.C. I attended a cookout held by a non-for-profit ebony gay men's company that does group outreach for those suffering with HIV/AIDS, called US HELPING US. There was a group of older black male lover men sitting under a tent telling stories about what it was enjoy to be ebony and gay "back in the day." I had never heard these stories about black same-sex attracted life in the South and decided that when I got the second, I would travel back to the South and gather the stories.
Q: What does the title refer to?
A: In the black homosexual community, "tea" refers to "gossip." Also, sweetened iced tea is a staple dr
Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South
This fascinating—if excessively detailed—oral history subverts countless preconceptions in its illustration of black homosexual subcultures thriving in just about every imaginable rural and religious milieu in the South. Johnson ( ) has an clear fondness for the 63 men he interviews. Unfortunately, these interviews suffer from his failure to demand follow-up questions to revelatory or troubling responses and his adherence to arrange questions, for example, his insistence on asking his churchgoing subjects why they are attracted to the choir, keeps him from exploring the more absorbing intersections (and contradictions) of their faith and sexuality. Responses are arranged by topics (“Coming Out”; “Love and Relationships”), an management that provides thematic coherence, but makes it tough to follow each recurring narrator. Still, the courage and honesty of Johnson’s interviewees humble, and readers will find much to treasure in the stories of Stephen, who adopts the mannerisms of unbent classmates because he lacks masculine gay role models; proudly effeminate Lamar, transgendered Chastity and gay men
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- Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., display it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.
590 pp., 6.125 x 9.25
- Paperback ISBN: 978-0-8078-7226-0
Published: September 2011 - E-book EPUB ISBN: 978-0-8078-8273-3
Published: September 2011 - E-book PDF ISBN: 979-8-8908-4394-4
Published: September 2011
Buy this Book
Request exam/desk copyAuthor Q&A
Copyright (c) 2008 by the University of North Carolina Press.All rights reserved.
Patrick Johnson's Sweet Tea gives voice to a thriving, long-neglected southern community.
Q: How did you obtain the idea for Sweet Tea?
A: I got the plan for Sweet Tea in 1995 while visiting Washington, D.C. I attended a cookout held by a non-for-profit ebony gay men's company that does group outreach for those suffering with HIV/AIDS, called US HELPING US. There was a group of older black male lover men sitting under a tent telling stories about what it was enjoy to be ebony and gay "back in the day." I had never heard these stories about black same-sex attracted life in the South and decided that when I got the second, I would travel back to the South and gather the stories.
Q: What does the title refer to?
A: In the black homosexual community, "tea" refers to "gossip." Also, sweetened iced tea is a staple dr