On the Down Low: A Journey Into the Lives of Straight Black Men Who Sleep with Men

On the Down Low: A Journey Into the Lives of Straight Black Men Who Sleep with Men
On the Down Low: A Journey Into the Lives of Straight Black Men Who Sleep with Men  
Author(s) J. L. King
Country United States
Language English
Publication date 2004
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)

On the Down Low: A Journey Into the Lives of Straight Black Men Who Sleep with Men is a 2004 book by J. L. King that was on the New York Times Best Seller list for 30 consecutive weeks.[1] [2][3][4][5][6][7]

Contents

Overview

Non-fiction novel[clarification needed] about the phenomenon known as the down low where seemingly heterosexual men have sex with other men without telling the women in their lives.

Reception

On the Down Low was a critical and commercial success.[8][9] The author, J. L. King, made several television appearances during the book's press tour, including The Oprah Winfrey Show,[10] CNN and BET.

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