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Sexual Discretion - Black Masculinity and the Politics of Passing (Paperback)
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Sexual Discretion - Black Masculinity and the Politics of Passing (Paperback)
Series: mersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith
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African American men who have sex with men while maintaining a
heterosexual lifestyle in public are attracting increasing interest
from both the general media and scholars. Commonly referred to as
"down-low" or "DL" men, many continue to have relationships with
girlfriends and wives who remain unaware of their same-sex desires,
and in much of the media, DL men have been portrayed as carriers of
HIV who spread the virus to black women. "Sexual Discretion
"explores the DL phenomenon, offering refreshingly innovative
analysis of the significance of media, space, and ideals of black
masculinity in understanding down low communities.
In "Sexual Discretion," Jeffrey Q. McCune Jr. provides the first
in-depth examination of how the social expectations of black
masculinity intersect and complicate expressions of same-sex
affection and desire. Within these underground DL communities, men
aren't as highly policed--and thus are able to maintain their
public roles as "properly masculine." McCune draws from sources
that range from R&B singer R. Kelly's epic hip-hopera series
"Trapped in the Closet" to Oprah's high-profile expose on DL
subculture; and from E. Lynn Harris's contemporary sexual passing
novels to McCune's own interviews and ethnography in nightclubs and
online chat rooms. "Sexual Discretion" details the causes,
pressures, and negotiations driving men who rarely disclose their
intimate secrets.
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