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Object Description
Interview no. | W-0062 |
Restrictions | In-library use only. Access through the Southern Historical Collection. |
Project | W.2. LGBTQ Life in the South: Sweet Tea Interviews by E. Patrick Johnson |
Project description | Interviews, 2003-2006, conducted by E. Patrick Johnson with black gay men from the South including men from many Southern states regarding their experience of growing up gay in the South with particular focus on such topics as the influence of the church in upbringing, coming out experiences, gay vernacular, college and career in the South, gay life in small towns, segregation, gay social life, and whether the South is hospitable to gays. These interviews form the basis for Johnson's book, “Sweet Tea: Black Gay men of the South,” published in 2008 by University of North Carolina Press. |
Date | Unknown |
Interviewee | Kevin W. |
Interviewee occupation | Unknown |
Interviewee DOB | 1962 |
Interviewee ethnicity | African Americans |
Interviewer | Johnson, E. Patrick, 1967- |
Abstract | Kevin W. was born in Washington, D.C. in 1962 and currently lives in Atlanta, Ga. Kevin W. describes his childhood as a relatively happy one. He realized he was gay early on, but did not come out to his parents until much later. Kevin W. states that the reason he came out to his parents is because he kept thinking about how he was betraying their trust; what would happen if he died suddenly and a lot of his gay friends showed up to his funeral? Kevin W. is one of the few people interviewed who has a child. He decided to adopt a child when he was in his late 30s and living in Greensboro, N.C. because he had “lived his life” and was now wanting someone to share it with. Kevin W. states that he has no qualms about raising his son as a black gay man in the South, and that he believes he and his son will be just fine. This interview is part of the E. Patrick Johnson collection and was conducted for Johnson's book, “Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South.” |
Citation | Interview with Kevin W. by E. Patrick Johnson, Date Unknown W-0062, in the Southern Oral History Program Collection #4007, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. |
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Interview no. | W0062_Transcript |