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This sounds like an interesting study, but because of a serious typo in the second paragraph of the abstract provided, it is impossible to tell what the results of the study was. can you please make the full pdf of the original article available to your readers working in this area so that we are not left fully confused by a comparison of "men who did not identify as ...DL" with "non-DL-identified men?"
Lis Bond, MD, says "... it’d be more productive if we spent our time demanding further action to address this crisis.†What does that even mean? What action? And by the way, being on the down low is hardly an exclusively African American issue. Plenty of white and Latino men engage in the same behavior. This is about honesty, personal responsibility and integrity.
Terry L
Even though I agree with much of what you stated...Men truly on the Down Low would not have likely been interviewed by you or anyone. This story was vague concerning definitions of down low also. No one is crucifying black men either. Still it is important to divulge into types of behavior that increase risks and despite what your survey vaguely depicted I will still target African American Men on the Down low as a primary group needing to be educated along with African American Women.
April 14, 2009 • Danville IL