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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

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

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