<P> On the Down Low : A Journey Into the Lives of Straight Black Men Who Sleep with Men is a 2004 New York Times Bestselling non-fiction book by J.L. King . The book was released in hardback on April 14 , 2004 through Broadway Books and details the sexual lives of African - American men who are on the `` down low '' or having sex with men while posing or identifying as heterosexual . When the book was initially released , King denied claims that he was gay in both the book and in the media , but later confirmed that he was gay in 2010 . </P>
<P> On the Down Low : A Journey Into the Lives of Straight Black Men Who Sleep with Men is a 2004 New York Times Bestselling non-fiction book by J.L. King . The book was released in hardback on April 14 , 2004 through Broadway Books and details the sexual lives of African - American men who are on the `` down low '' or having sex with men while posing or identifying as heterosexual . When the book was initially released , King denied claims that he was gay in both the book and in the media , but later confirmed that he was gay in 2010 . </P>
who wrote the book on the down low
who wrote the book on the down low
J.L. King
J.L. King