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

Beyond the Down Low: Sex, Lies, and Denial in Black America
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Author: Keith Boykin
Foreword: E. Lynn Harris
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Published)
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 2004-12-13
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Carroll & Graf

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

Book Review: Leaping and Bounding to Unsubstantiated Conclusions
Summary: 1 Stars

Boykin's blog is filled with misinformation, i.e., at one point he stated West Hollywood is the product of White Gay gentrification, forcing people of color out of the neighborhood with high rents and property values. This was a statement made by a man who lived in Los Angeles for two years!

Boykin's personal agenda, largely based on having an axe to grind with anyone not sharing in his black gay narrow-mindedness, gets in the way of any cohesive or reasonable argument to be made with the book.

So reading this book came with no surprise that it is filled with stories from personal history as the ONLY means to back-up his claims.

Boykin rambles, repeats himself, and says nothing insightful or of value.

Pass on this book - it is a copy of a diary, posing as a "research effort".

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

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, but more broadly as a telling example of the African-American community's overall failure to engage in critical but uncomfortable conversations about sexuality. Boykin details how the virtual silence from black leaders on sex matters has helped to create an environment where gay and bisexual men feel compelled to lead double lives. Meanwhile, the dialogue that has occurred both inside and out of African-American circles encourages an unhealthy battle of the sexes, ignores the complexities of the closet, demonizes homosexuality and bisexuality, disempowers women from personal responsibility to protect themselves from STDs, and misdirects public resources and attention at vilifying down low men.

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