The opening 3+ minutes from the seminal documentary on Black gay life, Emmy Award-winning director Marlon T. Riggs’ Tongues Untied (1989) uses poetry, personal testimony, rap, and performance (featuring poet Essex Hemphill and others), to describe the homophobia and racism that confront Black gay men. Courtesy of Signifyin' Works. Image of Marlon Riggs & Essex Hemphill from Tongues Untied by Marlon Riggs. Copyright 1989 Signifyin' Works.