I think Stephen Amos is brilliant. In his documentary Batty Man, Amos comes out, challenges homophobia in urban culture and dance hall music, and even travels to Jamaica to confront a very famous, influential reggae artist on hos his music harms people. I love how he refuses to stand down as he forces people to address their biases. He does it magnificently.
I would eventually see many other documentaries that tackled homophobia in countries of predominately black people (i.e. God Loves Uganda and Call Me Kuchu), but Batty Man was the first one I saw that approached this topic.
So this month, as I celebrate the voices of black queer folks in documentaries and biopics, this title had to be included on the list. Stephen is one voice trying to change the world.
I was surprised when I found that the film is currently available to view on YouTube. Please get into it below:
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