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< When I Knew > < The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World > < You're Different and That's Super > < For The Bible Tells Me So > < The Commitment : Love, Sex, Marriage, and My Family > < Michael Tolliver Lives: A Novel > Robert Trachtenberg

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HarperEntertainment(2005-05-31)
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(When They First Knew)

(Just like new)

(What a wonderful book)

(Poor Quality)

(A little something)

Trachtenberg, Robert. "When I Knew", Harper Entertainment, 2005.

When They First Knew

Amos Lassen

Robert Trachtenberg collected over 80 anecdotes by gay men and women about when they first new that they were gay. Each of the stories also contains an illustration, cartoon or photograph and this makes the book that much more appealing. The stories are humorous, moving, smart, and clever--they run the spectrum of feeling. It is the courage and defiance in the stories that makes this book such an interesting read. Interesting enough is that the book is the basis for a film of the same time to be broadcast on Showtime on June 25 and then the DVD will go on sale immediately after at Amazon.com.
Trachtenberg has labored to bring together all different aspects of the coming-out process and he has selections from people in all walks of life. There are stories by the famous like Arthur Laurents and B.D. Wong but it is the unknowns--people like you and me--that make this book so special. There are stories about not only when the subjects knew but when their parents knew as well. The book is a vibrant and witty look at something that can be very painful but it is that moment "when they knew" that made the difference.
The stories are reflective and they remind us of a period when being gay was very, very difficult. Yet it also reminds us that it is still not so easy for someone to accept himself or to be accepted by society. People still struggle with sexual identity.
The book should be mandatory reading for all those who deal with youth. The stories are, of course, not all pretty but they all have something to tell us. "When I Knew" captivates and it also teaches but more than all else it allows us to empathize, to love and to care,

The book is not what I expected as it is more a quips and quotes book, but it is still interesting in some of the short explanations. My daughter is a lesbian and I was hoping to find some insight into reasonings around being gay, hormonal or environmental or emotional???
I'm quite sure I saw this book's author on the Oprah Show. I immediately browsed Amazon to find it because I wanted to give it to my son as one of his Christmas presents in 2006. My son is a 21 year old gay man and "came out of the closet" when he was about 16. Although I made it very clear to him that he is my son and I love him - and that his sexual preferences did not matter to me, I felt that he might have thought that I was somehow ashamed of or even bewildered by him. When he opened this book for on Christmas day, the look on his face and the way he hugged me and thanked me was exactly what I was hoping for. I'm very glad I bought the book...and I'm very glad that I read the book. It is insightful, informative and sometimes humorous. A very good read.
I loved the book however the it began falling apart soon after arrival.
Not entirely what I expected, but I thought that it was a good book. Great stories about people's knowing. The short tales that the people gave were welcoming and allowed us, the reader, into their life for a split second.

When I Knewis a collection of smart, hilarious, and often poignant stories about that revelation for all gay men and women: when they first knew. In this gorgeously illustrated, cleverly designed, and colorful book, acclaimed fashion and celeb-rity photographerRobert Trachtenbergbrings humor and style to the EUREKA! moments of more than eighty contributors, including B. D. Wong, Arthur Laurents, Simon Doonan, Stephen Fry, Marc Shaiman, Michael Musto, and more. Also mixed in are tales about when parents knew and when everyone else knew, as well as laugh-out-loud coming-out stories.

Readers will fall in love with these anecdotes, from the seven-year-old who looked under the television set to sneak a peek under Tarzan's loincloth, to the inquisitive grandmother who asked her grandson, "You don't like a girl to get married? You prefer a boy?", to the courageous field trip participant who passed up the universal favorite burger-and-fry combo in favor of the fruit plate with cottage cheese.

Filled with original art byNew Yorkerillustrator Tom Bachtell, historical images, and personal photographs from the contributors,When I Knewis a vibrant and witty celebration of that sometimes glorious, sometimes painful, but always captivating moment when everything suddenly makes sense.

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< A Taste Of Sin > < Walk Like a Man > < Bliss > < Longing, Lust, and Love: Black Lesbian Stories > < Strapped > < Every Dark Desire > Fiona Zedde

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Kensington
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(Give it a minute...)

(I wish there was a sequel...)

(Too Good To Put Down)

(A Taste of Sin)

(Fiona does it AGAIN)

It took me awhile to get into this book, but it was pretty good when I did. A few of my friends read it and enjoyed it as well.
This book is very intriuging and genuine. This story reminds me of my own personal relationship at this point of time. Dez is wild and has a history of one night stands. But one day she meets her match and has to fight for the very gorgeous Victoria. But can she hold on to someone who might actually be able to hold her down?
The story takes you through the journey of a true, "how we first met story." It gave me goose bumps while reading it. The story is fresh and the amazent of the story keeps you wanting to turn the page. I would reccomend this book to anyone any day.
I hated when this book ended. It was a true page turner for me and kept me up many late nights just so I could finish.
This book has alot of interesting sex scenes. Don't read this book and go to sleep you will be dreaming about it.
Fiona Zedde stepped it up a notch with, A Taste of Sin. After reading Bliss I didn't think it was possible. As Desiree "Dez" Nichols lives her life haphazardly with an inheritance left to her by her lesbian aunt; she takes us on a journey filled with wild sex, drugs, friendship and trust, which finally leads her to love. Dez returns home after a 2 year sabbatical spent with a partner that goes against everything she has professed since the age 14, concerning her sexuality. She returns after becoming privy to information concerning her mother's health. Ms. Zedde does a wonderful job weaving the lives of Dez, her family, friends and finally Tori, the woman who steals her heart.

As you travel on this journey of self-discovery with her you realize that even the hardest sistah will eventually succumb to matters of the heart. You enjoy the sensations that her wild nights out with the girls give. You hold your breath as she takes on this illness carried by her mother. You laugh as she and her twin brother take turns lashing out at one another. And, when she comes in contact with love, a love she has never known; you feel every part of it. As she begins to descend down this road filled with unfamiliarity, it is clear that the best is yet to come. I can't wait to read the next novel.

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< A Taste Of Sin > < Walk Like a Man > < Bliss > < Longing, Lust, and Love: Black Lesbian Stories > < Strapped > freaks

< Leave Myself Behind > < The Brothers Bishop > < Strings Attached > < The Tin Star > < Dream Boy: A Novel > < Call Me by Your Name: A Novel > Bart Yates

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Kensington
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(You Gotta Read This!)

(Great Read)

(I loved it!)

(Coming of Age)

(Sarcasm is indeed a wonderous communication tool!)

You gotta read Leave Myself Behind! This story is simply unforgettable and will be thoroughly enjoyed by anyone who has read other gay fiction novels.

Bart Yates has created a main character that is like none I have ever experienced as a reader! Noah is sarcastic, profane, irreverent, hilarious, and thoroughly lovable! Inviting him for a visit is something you simply must do! Pick up this book now!
This book was truly a great read. What struck me the most about this story was that the characters were your average, everyday person. They were not flamboyantly gay, nor were they overly masculine to the point of disbelief. They simply were who they were, and I felt that that particular feature mad this book stand out from the others that I have read in the past several years. And of course the sarcasm and out-there senses of humor simply added to the book. I couldn't put it down untill I finished, and even laughed out. A refreshing novel.
I rarely comment on books on Amazon, but I had to comment on this one. I really loved this book. I loved the story. Very entertaining and well written. At times it made me laugh out loud and sometimes it made me want to cry. I loved the main characher and his honest narration of his life. I'll be reading "The Brothers Bishop" next, and I hope it's as good as this one was.
Yates, Bart. "Leave Myself Behind". Kensington Books, 2004.

Coming of Age

Amos Lassen and Literary Pride

Having just finished "The Brothers Bishop" and having been blown away by it, I decided to return to Bart Yates first novel "Leave Myself Behind" for a second look. I remembered how powerful it was and how glorious it was as a coming of age novel. It is extremely hard to capture the emotions of a teenager's discovering himself and his sexuality but Yates did it with great style. As it straddles the fence between adolescence and adulthood, as a gay boy matures into a gay man--one who has faced evil, it shows how he succeeds. The emotions portrayed in the novel hit the core of my being and made me realize, yet again, the universality of coming of age and how it affects us all.
To me, the beauty of "Leave Myself Behind" was the way that Bart Yates made me think beyond what he gave me to read. I entered my own mindset and dealt with issues I thought I ad already faced--self-acceptance and self-evaluation. I realized that I had a reason for existing in this world. I began to use Yates' understanding of the nature of man to qualify my own reason for being and even if the two do not exactly mesh, the similarities are obvious--as they are to all of us when we introspect.
Noah York is the only son of Virginia, a poet of talent, who was of late widowed. Noah and his mother live in a city named Oakland and Noah keeps busy by helping his mother restore their house. Noah is at issue with his own sexuality as well as being a sarcastic kid. He falls in love with a classmate, J.D., a straight jock who has a girlfriend. J.D. turns out not to be so straight and Noah and he have oral sex while Noah wrestles with his own sexuality. The character of Noah is sublimely presented and Noah is the chief strength of the book. The book is told from Noah's point of view and as long as the novel stays with Noah all is wonderful. I found some of the subplots to be unnecessary. I found myself so wrapped up in Noah that he was my focus.
By the subplots I allude to the secrets held by Noah's mother and the dysfunctional family of which J.D. is a member. When Noah's mother finds Mason jars behind the walls of the house and inside of the ceilings, she becomes obsessed with the history of the house and with her own history. We also find out that J.D.'s mother has her secrets which somehow reflect the secrets that Noah's mother finds and while this is all interesting, I was more concerned with what was going on with the boys.
What the book does is restore whatever faith one has in youth and in the ability to begin anew. I found myself reflecting on those days when I was confused by sexuality and my own feelings. It seems that kids have an easier time these days finding themselves because they have what I didn't--positive role models. When we were young and "queer" we only had someone's eccentric uncle to identify with or the outcast from society who lived alone in the big house with all of the antiques.
"The Brothers Bishop" made me a Bart Yates fan. "Leave Myself Behind" confirmed it. Not only is his prose smooth and literate but his knack for weaving a tale is a rarity.

I read this book after it was handed to me by a friend. Little did I know what to expect, but once I started reading I could not put it down. I finished the book in one day. I found the intrigue, sarcasm, overwhelming confrontations, quirks, and sense of humor with the main characters individuality very refreshing and almost endearing. I just loved the frank and direct openess in this book, with very clever twists and a question of: "did I ever say or think things like that about my mother".

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< Leave Myself Behind > < The Brothers Bishop > < Strings Attached > < The Tin Star > < Dream Boy: A Novel > freaks

< The Wit&Wisdom of Oscar Wilde > < Oscar Wilde's Wit and Wisdom: A Book of Quotations (Dover Thrift Editions) > < Complete Works of Oscar Wilde (Collins Classics) > < The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: Stories, Plays, Poems&Essays > < The Complete Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde > < The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain: A Book of Quotations (Dover Thrift Editions) > Ralph Keyes

price： 699
Gramercy(1999-11-23)
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(The Most Quotable Of Writers (Shakespeare Excluded))

("Between Me and Life There is A Mist of Words Always")

This compendium of quotes from Oscar Wilde is arranged by subject matter alphabetically and provides a great deal of entertainment for $7 bucks. Not to mention it is the ultimate source for witty quotations to make you the life of the party. Seriously, a great book to page through at random for some laughs and thought provoking witticisms from the most quotable modern author.
Oscar Wilde once said "Drama is the meeting place of art and life." In this essential, compact volume Ralph Keyes leaves a trail to that corner by gathering the flamboyant author's thorniest, at times most insightful quotes and anecdotes. Keyes uses Wilde's plays, reviews, letters, interrogations, even conversational repartee (given its own section) which remained Wilde's signature to his time.

Keyes divides Wilde's epigrams and puns into brief, easily readable sections. Wilde twists traditional views on permanent truths and those of his day: altruism ("Charity creates a multitude of sins.") history ("History is merely gossip.") theology, poverty, dissent ("Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation.")

Above all, Wilde (through Keyes' selections) quips and dissects each of the fine arts (music, prose, painting) and roles for creator, viewer, interpreter. He addresses the writer ("Even prophets correct their proofs.") critic ("Criticism is the highest form of autobiography"), and artist ("Like the Greek gods, artists are known only to each other.")

Amid his fast-paced one liners on male-female relations you sense how Wilde viewed marriage over and above his well-known bromide, "Divorces are made in heaven." The book ends with Wilde explaining and defending the homosexual relationship he called "the love that dare not speak its name". Whether or not you accept Wilde's lifestyle preferences, his eloquent, sad defense of a letter he wrote a younger man is moving as he describes the unique merge of intellect and youthful energy which to him formed "the noblest sort of affection." It is as close to heartfelt as anyone could get who once said, "A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal."

Oscar Wilde was parodied, villified, and eventually imprisoned for his beliefs and flamboyance. But he eventually influenced artists from George Bernard Shaw to John Lennon, staking a claim as the earliest example of a postmodern artist. This book helps introduce Wilde's full books and plays (Keyes references them consistently and provides a full bibliography), or helps you reference witty, intellectual (or psuedo-intellectual, as Wilde might have preferred) quotes for any occassion. (As to plagarizing, Wilde himself called it, "the privilege of the appreciative man.") His full literary courses are nutritious and filling enough, but "The Wit and Wisdom of Oscar Wilde" is as savory when reading or writing as salt is when dining.
Wilde on Sincerity: "A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal." Nearly a century after his death, the wit of Oscar Wilde remains as fresh and barbed as ever. This collection of his works, letters, reviews, anecdotes and repartee is ample proof of this iconoclast's enduring place in the world of arts and letters.
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< The Wit&Wisdom of Oscar Wilde > < Oscar Wilde's Wit and Wisdom: A Book of Quotations (Dover Thrift Editions) > < Complete Works of Oscar Wilde (Collins Classics) > < The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: Stories, Plays, Poems&Essays > < The Complete Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde > freaks

< Web > < Lethal Affairs > < Word of Honor (Honor (Bold Strokes Books)) > < A Place to Rest > < Falling Star > < Land of Entrapment > J.P. Mercer

price： 576
P.D. Publishing, Inc.
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"Wild child" Sasha Sheppard, the sister of the first woman President of the United States, is suspected of committing murder in a drug-induced frenzy. Sasha's life has been spinning out of control for years, but is she capable of three gruesome murders? After an attempt on her own life and her sister's involvement in murder, President Ingrid Sheppard suspects powerful people would stop at nothing, including framing Sasha, to prevent her from serving a second term in the White House. Desperate, Ingrid turns to two women for help: Sidney DeRoche and Liberty Starr. Sidney DeRoche is Ingrid's best friend and a renowned defense attorney. Can Sidney defend Sasha, her ex-lover who once broke her heart? Liberty Starr, a former agent/assassin for the government, is asked to come out of seclusion to protect the President and her family. Twists and turns pit Liberty against an old foe, a chameleon who might be better than she is. Will Liberty be able to find this other assassin before tragedy consumes the President and her sister, and the many lives they touch? Or will Liberty be the one who ultimately pays the highest price of all?
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< Web > < Lethal Affairs > < Word of Honor (Honor (Bold Strokes Books)) > < A Place to Rest > < Falling Star > freaks

< Kannazuki No Miko: Destiny of Shrine Maiden Volume 1 (Kannazuki No Miko) > < Kannazuki No Miko: Destiny of Shrine Maiden Volume 2 (Kannazuki No Miko: Destiny of Shrine Maiden) > < Strawberry Panic, Vol. 2 > < Strawberry Panic: The Manga Vol 1 (Strawberry Panic) > < First Love Sisters Vol 1 (First Love Sisters) > < Strawberry Panic, Vol. 1 > Kaishaku

price： 220
TokyoPop(2008-05-06)
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In the timeless battle of good and evil, can love triumph? Shy Himeko adores Chikane, the gorgeous and cool "princess" of their exclusive boarding school. She's been looking forward to their joint 16th birthday party for weeks. But on that fateful day a shrine appears in the sky, giant robots ravage the school, and Himeko discovers that she is the reincarnation of the Solar Priestess--and Chikane is the reincarnated Lunar Priestess. As dark secrets unravel, one thing is clear: their life will never be the same...
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< Kannazuki No Miko: Destiny of Shrine Maiden Volume 1 (Kannazuki No Miko) > < Kannazuki No Miko: Destiny of Shrine Maiden Volume 2 (Kannazuki No Miko: Destiny of Shrine Maiden) > < Strawberry Panic, Vol. 2 > < Strawberry Panic: The Manga Vol 1 (Strawberry Panic) > < First Love Sisters Vol 1 (First Love Sisters) > freaks

< Heaven Sent 2 > < Heaven Sent: Heaven and Purgatory > < The Ties That Bind > < The Broken H > < Bite > < My Fair Captain > Jet Mykles

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(Love can grow anywhere; even behind iron walls.)

(This is a must read!!!!!!!)

(You'll fall in love with Heaven Sent)

(Heaven Sent 2 by Jet Mykles)

Hell: The story is cute as the two figure out that yes they are attracted and have common interests. Rather than a standard boy meets boy, boy falls in love with boy. and boy lives happily ever after wtih boy we had extra drama when Brent has dificulty coming to terms with the relationship and his sexuality.

Faith: Faith starts off with a relationship going bad and then a divorce. Through the course of the divorce Darien starts to realize he is attracted to the attorney and by the time the divorce is final he propositions the attorney. As it turns out Chris (the attorney) was hurt in the past and so Darien finally confronts Chris to make him see that Darien does love him and that he isn't the other guy. Finally breaking through Chris's fear he admits that he too loves Darien.

Both stories are very good but I find myself identifying with the second one more. (everybody needs a cute lawyer)
If you like M/M then you have to read this book. Please read Heaven and Purgatory first... and don't be put off by any religious connotation. These books are hot and fast paced. I have really enjoyed all of Jet Mykles books, but I love, love, love this series. I first purchased the books individually from Loose Id as e-books but when I had a problem with my computer - and had not backed it up - I ordered these. This series was one I was unable to chance losing. If you like M/M, you need this.
I first got to read and fall for the guys of Heaven Sent in e-book form, and when I found out they were being published in hard book form...I ordered them the day they became availble. This second in the Heaven Sent world, has Brent and Daren's stories. You will fall for these lovely rockers, I promise!
Hell (Heaven Sent 3) by Jet Mykles
Brent is a very talentuous guy, handsome but not beautiful, and not an alpha male. He is happy to lve among his friends and to let them drive his life. He was also the Luc's fuck buddy before push him to Reese, the real love. And he is happy for his friend, but old memories still prevent him to have a real story for himself, memories of girls first, and guys after, who walk across him to reach Luc and Johnnie. He really can't think that someone could love him when he has the change to meet the others.

But then arrives Hell, a cute guy with a cherub face and a demon behaviour. He is short and slim, but has a strong attitude. Even if Brent is greater in body, is Hell who lead their relationship. He doesn't accept a "no" and doesn't want nothing less love. And wants Brent, only for him. And what he wants, he gets.

These are two wonderful characters, who play with the yaoi rule of cute=bottom, tall=top. Hell, believe me, is not a bottom at all, and when he bottoms, he is a pushy bottom! Brent instead is like a real artist, good in his art, his world, but feared by the outside world: he needs someone who drives him and who feels him important and unique.

Faith (Heaven Sent 4) by Jet Mykles
Bingo! The last story (I really hope not) in the Heaven Sent series tells us about Darien. He is an hearthy guy, kind and funny, a real next door boy. He wants make no harm, but he feels pretty alone among all his paired friends. So he suddenly decides to marry. But he puts no heart in the matter and obviously thing goes wrong.

Helping him in dealing the divorce there is Christopher Faith, a good friend of Hell. Chris is openly gay, but he doesn't flaunt it around. He is pretty sure of his own and is a quite and handsome guy. Darien is fascinating. He has ever admited that a guy could be handsome, like Johnnie or Luc, but he has never felt something near sexual for them. But Chris is another matter. Darien wants him and can see that also Chris is attracted... so no harm to noone if they enjoy themself, isn't it?

But when things go further than a sexual fling, it is time for Darien to read really inside himself and for Chris to admit that it is not only sex with Darien. With trust and faith they can build something together.

Darien is really tender character. He has not bad feelings, he is really a good boy. Everyone likes him, and I'm no different. You can't dislike him, it is like hating a puppy or a kitten. He looks at you with big eyes and you are smitten. Like Chris.

Chris is a surprise. Giving that Darien is a straight guy that for the first time approaches a man, you expect him to be attracted by a cute and submissive type. Instead Chris is like an old strong oak tree: steady and protective. He can meld with the background but he is impressive. And has a firm hand.

Jet Mykles' stories are really simple and enjoyble but they hook you completely: you can't close the book unless you have finished it. Even if you know that you will find you happily ever after, you have to reach it and enjoy it in a rush and then immediately turn back to reread it!

But then arrives Hell, a cute guy with a cherub face and a demon behaviour. He is short and slim, but has a strong attitude. Even if Brent is greater in body, is Hell who lead their relationship. He doesn't accept a "no" and doesn't want nothing less love. And wants Brent, only for him. And what he wants, he gets.

These are two wonderful characters, who play with the yaoi rule of cute=bottom, tall=top. Hell, believe me, is not a bottom at all, and when he bottoms, he is a pushy bottom! Brent instead is like a real artist, good in his art, his world, but feared by the outside world: he needs someone who drives him and who feels him important and unique.
They're back!The members of the bandHeaven Sentare back in the sequel toHeaven Sent: Heaven and Purgatory.

Heaven Sent: Hell

Heaven Sent gets a hell of new keyboardist with a name to match. Hell Witting is an amazing musician and proves to be the answer to a sound that the band was missing. With lavender hair and big violet eyes, he captivates Brent Rose from the start, and not just with his music.

Brent knows better than to get involved with a member of the band. That just invites trouble and the last thing he wants is trouble for Heaven Sent. So he'll just keep the attraction to himself. Doesn't matter anyway. Hell couldn't possibly want him. After all, Brent's not gorgeous and flashy like the other members of the band.

When Hell makes his interest in Brent all too obvious, Brent is unprepared...and unable...to stay away.

Heaven Sent: Faith

Darien's best friends are the other guys in the rock band Heaven Sent. The three-now four-of them are closer than brothers to him and he's happy that they've all found their life mates. He is. He doesn't at all mind that each of those life mates are men. He doesn't.

In fact, that's just it. Maybe there's something to this gay stuff. He's never been particularly interested before, but after a short, failed marriage, he's willing to open himself up to new possibilities. Especially if one of those possibilities is the gorgeous lawyer who handled his divorce, Christopher Faith.

Trouble is, Chris doesn't seem to want to believe that Darien's serious. Well, sure, Darien's never slept with a guy before, but he's allowed to change his mind. Isn't he?

Publisher's Note: This book is a male-male love story and contains homoerotic sex acts that may be offensive to some readers.
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< Heaven Sent 2 > < Heaven Sent: Heaven and Purgatory > < The Ties That Bind > < The Broken H > < Bite > freaks

< On the Down Low: A Journey into the Lives of 'Straight' Black Men Who Sleep with Men > < Beyond the Down Low: Sex, Lies, and Denial in Black America > < Coming Up from the Down Low: The Journey to Acceptance, Healing, and Honest Love > < On the Up and Up: A Survival Guide for Women Living with Men on the Down Low > < Confessions of a Video Vixen > < 20 Warning Signs of Down Low Brothers > J. L. King

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Harlem Moon(2005-04-05)
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(When Opportunity Knocks)

(real stuff)

(The Down Low)

(EYE OPENER)

(all you closet fags should read this)

Sounds like this King character is nothing more than an opportunist. I find it amazing 1) that he only decided to talk about this AFTER he had been caught/exposed; 2) that he does not condemn the behavior, and his only words of encouragement to those practicing such behavior is to "protect yourself". Even though his secret has been discovered, what says he has stopped this foolishness? Remember, he claims to have had these tendencies since he was a teen, and first acted on those tendencies when we was 19 years old! The message that he is sending is LOUD and CLEAR...He does not condemn the behavior and has no problem exploiting it for gain -- a book first, and now a "tour" with his ex-wife? Wake up PPL...He claims to be a God-fearing man, so what is Godly about the position and stand that he has made?...The Bible has a word that describes people like J. L. King;

2 Peter 2:12-15 But these, like natural brute beasts made to be caught and destroyed, speak evil of the things they do not understand, and will utterly perish in their own corruption, 13 and will receive the wages of unrighteousness, as those who count it pleasure to carouse in the daytime. They are spots and blemishes, carousing in their own deceptions while they feast with you, 14 having eyes full of adultery and that cannot cease from sin, enticing unstable souls. They have a heart trained in covetous practices, and are accursed children. 15 They have forsaken the right way and gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;

Every woman need to read this, If we pay attention the signs are their this is a manual for all ladies to live by...
This book was Okay. I commend J. L. King for bringing this subject to light, however sometimes I felt as if he were bragging about his activities. The down low is disgusting and nothing to brag about. When women discover their significant other is sleeping with men, it is very devastating. In additon to this book I recommend [[ASIN:0981544320 The Straight-Up Truth About The Down-Low: Women share their stories of betrayal, pain and survival]. "The Straight-Up Truth About the Down-Low", gives an honest portrayal of what really goes on in the down-low lifestyle. In addition it gives all of the warning signs and true stories told by women who experienced this betrayal. Any woman who wants the true story should get the book by Joy Marie.
I don't condone this lifestyle, but it is still going to exist, rather I like it or not. I am a happily married woman, but God forbid if something happens to my husband and I have to go back out here on the dating scene again. Thanks to J.L Kings book I will not be so easy to fall for men without investigating them first and picking up on signs. Even if I never have to worry about dating again , I can defintely educate my kids (both girls) about this topic. Don't try to keep topics like this from your kids thinking it wont affect them, because better you tell them, than they find out in a negative way and end up with Aids!
my dad was bisexual so I was hip to this lifestyle from the time I was born so I can relate to this yeah this lifestyle has been around for centuries some of the greatest men in history and literature are homo or bi such as hercules, julius caesar, alexander the great, king herod, pharaoh, achilles, zeus, elton john, david bowie yes homosexuality runs deep lots of entetatiners are on the downlow we know mase is bi so is puffy, missy elliot, da brat, beyonce, camron, kanye west, and plenty others tyra banks and plenty more don't worry everything will come out in the light already thwere are signs that these entertainers are closet homo's.
The closer a secret is kept, the more powerful the impact once it is finally revealed. Such is the case with author and activist J.L. King's intriguing look at the lives and lifestyles of black men who sleep with other men but do not consider themselves to be gay. These men live "on the down low," the "DL" for short, and their sexual activities have gained significant notice as the rate of HIV/AIDS infection in black women has skyrocketed, with the vast majority of cases coming from heterosexual sex. King is a veteran of the DL himself and his book serves partly as a social and psychological survey of the other men he has surveyed and partly as highly candid memoir. King was well regarded in his community, popular at his church, successful in his career, and married to a woman who had no idea that his secret life existed. But when she caught him in a lie and with another man, the marriage collapsed and King's long and painful path to self-awareness began. King cites the negative image many socially conservative black men have of homosexuality as an obstacle to those men being honest with their partners and themselves about who they are. Among the more intriguing elements ofOn the Down Loware the peculiar approaches men on the DL have to the sexual act, seeking a strictly physical sexual relationship with their secret male partners while remaining in more traditional arrangements with women. Whether this discrepancy is a product of scrupulously guarded secrecy and shame or the natural preference of an understudied sexual identity is one of the numerous questions raised by this book. Though the infection statistics make the DL a huge public health issue, King is neither a sociologist nor a medical professional. And while a more clinical look at this issue would be welcome, King accomplished what he set out to do: provide light and insight into a world that so many have worked so hard to keep in the shadows.--John Moe

A bold exposé of the controversial secret that has potentially dire consequences in many African American communities
Delivering the first frank and thorough investigation of life“on the down low” (the DL), J. L. King exposes a closeted culture of sex b