Beyond the Down Low: Sex, Lies, and Denial in Black America
 

Beyond the Down Low: Sex, Lies, and Denial in Black America

by Keith Boykin

Keith Boykin, a former Clinton White House aide, syndicated columnist, and AIDS activist, breaks new ground by going beyond the hype with the first responsible, eye-opening look at the down low sensation. Unlike all previous accounts on the topic, Beyond the Down Low refreshingly presents the DL not merely as a problem of gay and bisexual men living in the shadows and endangering women,... (read more)

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I really liked this book. It's part memoir part info and advice in regards to dealing with the down low lifestyle. (It's not endorsing creeping on the down low!!!) It's got tons of statistics.... I found it very objective and informative.

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