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Partly autobiographical
- Partly autobiographical, the play traces Shores' life as a closeted gay youth in a stifling Texan Baptist community.
www.backstage.com/magazine/article/southern-baptist-sissies-50033/
Plot. Based in a small town in Texas, four boys named Mark, Benny, TJ, and Andrew retell their experiences of discovering their homosexuality while being raised in a conservative Baptist church. The film is a satirical comedy and a serious exploration of what it means to be gay.
Southern Baptist Sissies is the story of four boys who are gay growing up in the Southern Baptist Church and how they each deal differently with the conflict between the teachings of the church and their sexuality.
- (412)
- Drama
- Del Shores
- 2013-11-18
Feb 24, 2015 · Like the gay youth in the story, she exists on the fringes of society and is judged for who she is. The Southern Baptist church doesn't accept her "for reasons [she'd] rather...
Mar 12, 2014 · In Southern Baptist Sissies, Jordan plays a sad old queen bogged down by booze and too many memories — a stark contrast to his typical role as comedic relief.
Each man separately—and very differently—struggles with the words of their fire-and-brimstone preacher (David Leeper), who emphatically states that homosexuality is an abomination before God. The four wrestle with being true to their sexual feelings while remaining a part of their church.
Mar 6, 2014 · The film’s vignettes of gay white naïfs from the Deep South with identity crises recall the back story of many a contestant on “RuPaul’s Drag Race.”
Nov 5, 2019 · Partly autobiographical, the play traces Shores' life as a closeted gay youth in a stifling Texan Baptist community. Four boys make this treacherous journey in Shores' narrative, with three of...
