As a teenager, Saeed is approached by two older men with whom he engages in sexual activity. While visiting his grandmother in Memphis over the summer, their relationship deteriorates when his Grandmother forces her evangelical beliefs on him and she chides him for not being masculine enough. After hearing about a racist hate crime that resulted in the death of a black man not far from Saeed's hometown, he comes to associate his identity as a black, gay boy with the risk of violence and death. Saeed has a crush on his neighbor, Cody, and is attracted to the men he sees in pornography, not the women. However, he quickly comes to associate being gay with the risk of dying from AIDS. Amazon Kindle Ebook Edition.Īs a young boy being raised in Texas by his single mother, Carol, Saeed knows he is attracted to boys from an early age. The following version of the book was used to create this study guide: Jones, Saeed.
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