Bisexually Active Black Men in the United States and HIV: Acknowledging More Than the “Down Low”

HIV is disproportionately impacting Black men who have sex with men and heterosexual women in the United States. Current speculation posits a “bisexual bridge” of HIV transmission connecting these two subpopulations of the Black community. Specifically, bisexually active Black men who identify as he...

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Published inArchives of sexual behavior Vol. 37; no. 5; pp. 810 - 816
Main Author Malebranche, David J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston Springer US 01.10.2008
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
African Americans
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Bisexuality
Bisexuality - statistics & numerical data
Black or African American
Black People - statistics & numerical data
Disease transmission
HIV
HIV Infections - epidemiology
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Male
Men
Original Paper: Black And Latino Male Bisexualities Special Section
Psychology
Public Health
Sexual Behavior
Social Sciences
Truth Disclosure
United States - epidemiology
United States
USA
Homosexuality
Bisexuality
HIV
Down low
Black men
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Summary:HIV is disproportionately impacting Black men who have sex with men and heterosexual women in the United States. Current speculation posits a “bisexual bridge” of HIV transmission connecting these two subpopulations of the Black community. Specifically, bisexually active Black men who identify as heterosexual but do not disclose their same-sex behavior, or “down low” (DL) men, have received the most attention and blame as the primary group fueling this epidemic. This essay explores the current knowledge and limitations of public health research on bisexually active Black men. Implications for future research initiatives are discussed.
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ISSN:0004-0002
1573-2800
DOI:10.1007/s10508-008-9364-7