Rampant Baptist fundamentalism acts as a backdrop to this shocking tale from small town, Tyler. In 1993, Nicholas West, a young gay man, was abducted, tortured and brutally murdered by a gang of bible-beating gun-slingers. The three sensational trials which followed prompted Tyler’s community to reflect on its views on faith and humanity. Award-winning director, Paul Yule, interviews West’s killers, their families, lawyers and the ordinary folk of Tyler as he follows the trials to their extraordinary finale.
A tale of gays, guns and God, Lone Star Hate reveals the increase of violent acts of bigotry in Texas, a state where Christianity is turning ever more militant, and gun ownership is defended with religious zeal.
Rampant Baptist fundamentalism acts as a backdrop to this shocking tale from small town, Tyler. In 1993, Nicholas West, a young gay man, was abducted, tortured and brutally murdered by a gang of bible-beating gun-slingers. The three sensational trials which followed prompted Tyler’s community to reflect on its views on faith and humanity. Award-winning director, Paul Yule, interviews West’s killers, their families, lawyers and the ordinary folk of Tyler as he follows the trials to their extraordinary finale.