{"product_id":"sexual-discretion-jeffrey-q-mccune-jr-9780226096537","title":"Sexual Discretion: Black Masculinity and the Politics of Passing","description":"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. \u003ci\u003eSexual Discretion \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the DL phenomenon, offering refreshingly innovative analysis of the significance of media, space, and ideals of black masculinity in understanding down low communities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eSexual Discretion\u003c\/i\u003e, 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\u0026amp;B singer R. Kelly's epic hip-hopera series \u003ci\u003eTrapped in the Closet\u003c\/i\u003e to Oprah's high-profile exposé 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. \u003ci\u003eSexual Discretion\u003c\/i\u003e details the causes, pressures, and negotiations driving men who rarely disclose their intimate secrets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeffrey Q. McCune Jr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 022609653X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226096537\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/07\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2015 pg. 1237","brand":"Jeffrey Q. McCune Jr","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981505921279,"sku":"9780226096537","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2d9dab94-e6bc-4688-a294-79922cb2a987.jpg?v=1683255980","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sexual-discretion-jeffrey-q-mccune-jr-9780226096537","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}