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 black men who usually identify as heterosexual but actively seek sexual encounters and relations with other men, practice gay cruising, and frequently don a specific hip ...

2009年7月21日 · Down lows are married men who secretly sleep with men occasionally. They try to keep their marriage and secret life at the same time. My personal opinion is that down lows are just bisexual, having both sexes, and they are in denial …

2025年1月6日 · “Down low” describes men concealing same-sex relationships due to societal, cultural, or personal pressures. Signs may include hyper-vigilance about phones, unexplained social circles, overcompensating masculinity, or vagueness about the past.

2010年7月31日 · 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 black America.

2014年3月1日 · 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 in news media and popular culture, from the Oprah Winfrey Show to R & B singer R. Kelly’s hip hopera Trapped in the Closet.

2015年9月4日 · 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 secretly have sex...

2013年1月2日 · 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, researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health found that greater concealment of homosexual behavior was associated with more symptoms of depression ...

2022年9月14日 · I don't want to think that he's (down low) gay just because a lot of his friends are. He's a respectable Music Director and accompanist. In his profession it tends to be a lot of down low men unfortunately.

2019年11月15日 · In a heartbreaking new interview, a man by the name of “Mr. Brown” sat down with Q Notes to talk about life on the DL. According to Urban Dictionary, “on the DL (down-low)” is a term used...

2019年12月18日 · According to King, the seven signs your man might be on the down low are: He spends an extreme amount of time with his male friends. His sexual appetite has decreased extremely.