Set in contemporary rural Louisiana, the film explores the tribulations of William Boyals, a successful gay African-American New York lawyer who goes home to the life from which he escaped to investigate the lynching of his also-gay childhood friend, Kelvin. Amidst the sultry beauty of the bayou, William is forced to wade through a bog of conspiracy involving an insidious network of local law and a dangerously entrenched subculture. At the same time, he finds himself having to confront the reasons he left his hometown in the first place.

In July 2005, sparks flew throughout the gay community when Reverend Willie Wilson delivered a graphic sermon in his Washington DC church about the dangers of lesbianism and anal sex among African American teenagers. The film uses excerpts from Wilson’s infamous sermon in contrast with the words of poet Kenneth Morrison, a spoken word artist who recounts how his best friend, unable to cope with being gay, committed suicide at 13. Morrison vows to fight for justice and dignity, “because our children are dying by the thousands.”