The Contract

A married couple and co-pastors of a Black megachurch in Alabama have negotiated an arrangement to satisfy the husband’s sexual desire for men: they have hired a graduate student for discreet monthly liaisons in an upscale New York City hotel. But when feelings intensify, the parameters of the contract are in danger of collapsing, along with the lies people have been telling themselves. An exploration of internalized homophobia in the Black church and what it means to be responsible to your flock.