A soclogist spent two years terviewg gay gang members. While some were the closet and others were openly gay, all were forced to reckon wh an environment of hypermasculy.
Contents:
- OUT THE 'HOOD: YOUNG, GAY AND HOPG FOR SOMETHG BETTER
- “MOONLIGHT” IS A RARE AND BETIFUL NEW FILM ABOUT GROWG UP BLACK AND GAY
OUT THE 'HOOD: YOUNG, GAY AND HOPG FOR SOMETHG BETTER
Teddy is young gay man livg Chapeake, Virgia, who me out at 16 years old and dropped out of school.
“MOONLIGHT” IS A RARE AND BETIFUL NEW FILM ABOUT GROWG UP BLACK AND GAY
My name is Tavaris “Teddy Ebony” Edwards and I’m a gay black man. I’m the first openly gay person my fay. I was always teased about beg gay.
Growg up gay and whout a father was very hard for me.
When I turned 16 I accepted myself as beg gay. When people lled me nam like gay or faggie, I ed to be so sad. Bee I was more than jt gay or a faggie.