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On the Down Low: A Journey Into the Lives of Straight Black Men Who Sleep with Men is a 2004 New York Times Bestselling non-fiction book by J. L. King. [1] [2] The book was released in hardback on April 14, 2004, through Broadway Books and details the sexual lives of African-American men who are on the "down low" or having sex with men while posing or identifying as heterosexual. [3]
Subjects of his work include the nature of human behavior, effects of health issues on minorities, and sexual orientation and its impact on schools. King's first book, On the Down Low: A Journey Into the Lives of Straight Black Men Who Sleep with Men appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list for more than 30 consecutive weeks. [2] [3] [4 ...
On the Down Low: J. L. King and Karen Hunter February 6, 2005 Blink: Malcolm Gladwell: April 30, 2006 Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings: Tyler Perry: November 12, 2006 The Audacity of Hope: Barack Obama: April 15, 2007 A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier: Ishmael Beah: August 5, 2007 Quiet Strength: Tony Dungy with Nathan ...
Down-low, sometimes shortened to DL, is an African-American slang term [1] generally used within the African-American community that typically refers to a sexual subculture of black men who usually identify as heterosexual but actively seek sexual encounters and relations with other men, practice gay cruising, and frequently don a specific hip-hop attire during these activities.
Author J. L. King, whose writings explore the down-low phenomenon within the African American male community, cited Blaine and Antoine, along with drag performer RuPaul, as images of what the word "gay" means to African American men who have sex with men to explain one reason why such men do not identify themselves as gay. [3]
As part of his research into the "down-low" phenomena for his 2004 book On the Down Low, gay author and HIV/AIDS activist J. L. King interviewed 2,500 men on the down-low, many of them from Baltimore.
As part of his research into the "down-low" phenomena for his 2004 book On the Down Low, gay African-American author and HIV/AIDS activist J. L. King interviewed 2,500 men on the down-low, many of them from Baltimore. [40]
Down-low is an African-American slang term [25] specifically used within the African-American community that typically refers to a sexual subculture of Black men who usually identify as heterosexual but actively seek sexual encounters and relations with other men, practice gay cruising, and frequently adopt a specific hip-hop attire during ...