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Interview no. | W-0061 |
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 | 28 October 2004 |
Interviewee | Kevin H. |
Interviewee occupation | Professors |
Interviewee DOB | 1964 |
Interviewee ethnicity | African Americans |
Interviewer | Johnson, E. Patrick, 1967- |
Abstract | Kevin H. was born in 1964 in Texas City, Tex. His mother was a teacher and his father was a painting contractor and he had two older brothers in the army. His family is fairly progressive and he has been out to his family with no problems for many years. Kevin H. attended integrated schools but mentions that the rest of the town remained fairly segregated. He describes himself as a loner but mentions it is because he was smart and did not have many friends, not because of his sexuality. Kevin H. discusses the role that church played in his life growing up, but confesses that he stopped attending regularly once he got to college because of the impact of fundamentalism and the Christian right on the black church. He states that he never thought homosexuality was wrong and that growing up he never felt like the church took a stand against homosexuality. Finally, there is discussion of the South and what being gay in the South means. Kevin H. states that he does not consider himself southern because Texas does not consider itself southern. He also mentions how he wishes to leave the South because he feels like he belongs in a city. 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 H. by E. Patrick Johnson, 28 October 2004 W-0061, 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. | W0061_Transcript |