Down-low, sometimes shortened to DL, is an African-American slang term [1] generally used within the African-American community that typically refers to a sexual subculture of Men who …

Jul 25, 2024 · As opposed to more widely used expressions like “closeted,” down-low was explicitly used to refer to gay and bisexual Black men who had sexual relationships with other …

Jul 31, 2010 · The "down low" (men who have sex with both men and women but who don't identify themselves as gay or bisexual) has often been blamed for the alarming rates of HIV in …

Jan 6, 2025 · “Down low” describes men concealing same-sex relationships due to societal, cultural, or personal pressures. Signs may include hyper-vigilance about phones, unexplained …

Sep 4, 2015 · What King knew from the lingering eye contact was that the black man he found in church was, like himself, “on the down low,” a phrase widely used to describe black men who …

Although a recent proliferation of mass media has drawn attention to “the new Down Low phenomenon” (presumably “secretive” homosexuality among married Black men), relatively …

Jan 2, 2013 · Bisexual men are less likely to disclose and more likely to conceal their sexual orientation than gay men. In the first study to look at the mental health of this population, …

Mar 1, 2014 · Since the early 2000s, the phenomenon of the “down low”—black men who have sex with men as well as women and do not identify as gay, queer, or bisexual—has exploded …

Black men “on the down low” have been considered prime agents of HIV transmission in the Black community despite little empirical evidence. We assessed the relationship between down-low …

What Does Down Low Mean Slang? The phrase “down low” or “DL” is a slang term that has been used in the black community since the early 1990s. It was coined to describe men who had …