Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South Tell Their Tales

This performance is based on excerpts from Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South--An Oral History (2008). The narratives were collected between 2004 and 2006 from black gay men who were born, raised, and continue to live in the South. E. Patrick Johnson is Carlos Montezuma Professor of Performance Studies and Chair of African American Studies at Northwestern University. A scholar/artist, Johnson has performed nationally and internationally and has published widely in the area of race, gender, sexuality and performance.