He was homeless and working as an escort when he died aged just 26, in July 2017. Michael Rice’s documentary follows the meth overdose of a young gay black man, Gemmel Moore. Still from parTyboi: black diamonds in ice castles | Photo: Rice Creative Who is Gemmel Moore? The series pictures the drug, as one used by a mostly white middle-class America.īut parTyboi, follows a very different meth story. Most people will only know the drug crystal meth from the popular Netflix drama ‘Breaking Bad’. In some cases, the mostly gay and bi men who use these ‘chems’, will ‘slam’ or inject these drugs. These are made up of a mixture of GHB, mephedrone and crystal meth. And they use a so-called ‘holy trinity’ of drugs. Those who take part in chemsex do so to change the sex they are having. It also known as ‘chemsex’, getting ‘high and horny’, or ‘party and play’. And a lot of them are using meth for sex.įocusing on New York and Los Angeles, he explores the trend. Michael Rice’s new documentary, parTyboi, looks at how meth use in the black and queer latinx community is on the rise. The meth overdose death of a young, black American, gay man – whilst in the company of a well known Democratic donor – has inspired a new documentary asking: Why won’t gay and bi men of color talk about drugs?
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