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- Title
The Low-down on the Down Low.
- Authors
Williams Jr., Jeffrey Lee
- Abstract
Offers a look at the homophobic attitude in the black community. Reference to the book "On the Down Low," by J. L. King; Statement that black gay men engage in homosexual relations in secret while maintaining heterosexual relationships for the public view; Discussion of the image black men are supposed to show; Unwillingness of gay black men to address the fact that they may be gay or bisexual; Claim that this leads to unprotected sexual intercourse and the spread of HIV; Suggestion that black pastors begin preaching tolerance in the African American culture.
- Subjects
AFRICAN American gay men; GAY men's identity; ON the Down Low (Book); GAY male relationships; MALE homosexuality; AFRICAN American gay people; CLOSETED gay men; AFRICAN American bisexual people; KING, J. L.; GAY people; PREACHING to African Americans
- Publication
Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide, 2004, Vol 11, Issue 6, p6
- ISSN
1532-1118
- Publication type
Editorial