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African American men who have sex with men while maintaining a heterosexual lifestyle in public are commonly referred to as "down low" or "DL" men. This book explores the DL phenomenon, offering an innovative analysis of the significance of media, space, and ideals of black masculinity in understanding down low communities.

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"McCune's Sexual Discretion is an exciting, timely, and important study that blasts the now encrusted mythologies about the so-called down-low, advancing our understanding of the mass mediation and lived experiences of sexually nonconforming African American men while also stretching and challenging ethnographic methodology and racial theories of sexuality. This is a must-read." (Marlon Ross, University of Virginia)"

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    Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
    Publication Date: 07/03/2014
    ISBN13: 9780226096537, 978-0226096537
    ISBN10: 022609653X
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    Ethnic studies / Ethnicity Society and culture: general Sociology

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    African American men who have sex with men while maintaining a heterosexual lifestyle in public are commonly referred to as "down low" or "DL" men. This book explores the DL phenomenon, offering an innovative analysis of the significance of media, space, and ideals of black masculinity in understanding down low communities.

    Trade Review
    "McCune's Sexual Discretion is an exciting, timely, and important study that blasts the now encrusted mythologies about the so-called down-low, advancing our understanding of the mass mediation and lived experiences of sexually nonconforming African American men while also stretching and challenging ethnographic methodology and racial theories of sexuality. This is a must-read." (Marlon Ross, University of Virginia)"

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