who wrote the book on the down low
On the Down Low 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.[1][2] 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.[3] 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.[4]