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E. Lynn Harris (born Everette Lynn Jeter; June 20, 1955 – July 23, 2009) was an American author. [1] Openly gay, he was best known for his depictions of African-American men who were on the down-low and closeted.
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]
Down-low, sometimes shortened to DL, is an African-American slang term [1] 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 don a specific hip-hop attire during these activities.
Down Low is a 2023 American comedy film, directed by Rightor Doyle, from a screenplay by Lukas Gage and Phoebe Fisher. It stars Zachary Quinto, Gage, Simon Rex, Audra McDonald, and Judith Light. It had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 11, 2023. It was released on October 10, 2023, by Stage 6 Films.
On the Down Low: A Journey Into the Lives of "Straight" Black Men Who Sleep With Men. Random House Digital, Inc. ISBN 0-7679-1399-X. Means Coleman, Robin R. (1998). African American Viewers and the Black Situation Comedy: Situating Racial Humor. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-8153-3125-8. Tropiano, Stephen (2002).
Beyond the Down Low: Sex, Lies and Denial in Black America is a 2005 nonfiction book by Keith Boykin. [1] This book of essays analyzes the validity of the down low phenomenon, first publicized by J. L. King in his book On the Down Low. It covers multiple discussions about gay sexuality, the African American community, homophobia, and the spread ...
The movie tells the story of five Mexican American high schoolers — Joe Treviño, Gene Vasquez, Felipe Romero, Mario Lomas and Lupe Felan — who were caddies at a country club in Del Rio, Texas ...
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here is a 1969 American Western film based on the true story of a Chemehuevi–Paiute Native American named Willie Boy [2] and his run-in with the law in 1909 in Banning, California, United States. [3] The film is an adaptation of the 1960 book Willie Boy: A Desert Manhunt by Harry Lawton.