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Author Boykin, Keith.

Title Beyond the down low : sex, lies, and denial in Black America / Keith Boykin ; foreword by E. Lynn Harris.

Publication Info. New York : Carroll & Graf, 2005.

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Location Call No. Status
 Bloomfield at the Atrium  305.31 BOY    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  305.38 B69    Check Shelf
Edition First Carroll and Graf edition.
Description viii, 311 pages ; 22 cm
Note Includes index.
Summary A leading commentator on race and homosexuality takes on the phenomenon of sex on the "down low" in the black community--the covert practice of gay sex by married black men who are in denial about their sexual proclivities.
Contents Ch. 1. A thousand different meanings -- Ch. 2. Since the beginning of time -- Ch. 3. Everybody's doing it -- Ch. 4. It's not just a Black thing -- Ch. 5. When a disease becomes an excuse -- Ch. 6. Down low detectives -- Ch. 7. Victims and villains -- Ch. 8. Seven deadly lies and other myths -- Ch. 9. Never underestimate the power of a woman -- Ch. 10. Black men : married, in jail, or gay? -- Ch. 11. Homothugs, helmets and hip hop -- Ch. 12. Let's talk about sex -- Ch. 13. Can I get a witness? -- Ch. 14. Sick and tired of being sick and tired -- Ch. 15. Love and fear.
Subject African American bisexual men -- Sexual behavior.
African American bisexual men -- Attitudes.
African American bisexual men -- Psychology.
ISBN 0786714344
9780786714346
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