the down low
So you may already know, but it never hurts to read more about it..
This is very important for everyone to read.
Ladies, please read the following article below!!! We perish for a LACK OF KNOWLEDGE!!!! The release date for this book is April 2004!!! Pass this email to every SISTER you know!!!
Men, this is important for you to tell your daughters, sisters,etc.
This is not a very nice topic to discuss but I feel I need to share this information with my sisters. Last Saturday, Kisha & I went to a seminar where a man named J.L. King was speaking on the subject of "DL Brothers." The "DL" stands for Down Low or Double Lives. Now, what makes this so interesting is that Mr. King is a DL brother. South Carolina is #8 in the nation for HIV/AIDS new cases. African American women are 80% of all new cases and they are contracting the virus fro men who are having sex with other men but they are doing this on the"Down Low." These men say they are not gay...they are heterosexual but just sleep with men once in a while. These are men who work in the church as officers, men who are leaders in the
community, men that say they hate those "faggots."
Mr. King shared his life story and said he knows a lot of "DL" brothers in the NBA/NFL and even in the entertainment world and to prove his point: On Thursday, the director of the Tri-County Collaboration for the prevention of HIV/AIDS, Valerie King (no relation) took J.L. to a Charleston Club and introduced him to 5 men she knew. These men were respected men at work and church. Valerie excused herself for about 15-20 minutes. In that time J.L.
had gotten 3 of the 5 men's phone numbers to hook up with later. By the end of the evening he also got 10 female numbers. He said the reason he is talking about this is his fear that his grown daughter may run into a "DL" brother and never know.
These men are masters in the art of lying and living that double life. His wife thought it was wonderful that he worked so hard in the church with different men on different projects right up to the time he had to tell her he was HIV positive. This, needless to say, destroyed his family and his marriage. He has 3 grown children who now have to live with the knowledge that their father gave their mother HIV and possibly AIDS. I know of one man in my own church who is a "DL" brother and has AIDS. (Because what you do on the "DL" will come out in the light) J.L. mentions that this is a widespread epidemic here in Charleston.
I went on the web site and looked up several references on HIV/AIDS in the South. The numbers are showing whites are going down but African Americans are going up &up...mostly heterosexual African American women. I have been asking myself all week...what is this world coming to? When is God going to say....this is enough? This is truly the work of the enemy! Ladies, this is also praying time. I have shared this with my youngest daughter too! I'm going to pass this message to as many females I know and I pray you do the same.
Below are some web sites that you may find interesting. Once we understand that HIV/AIDS is not something that is just happening in Africa, that it is preventable, and that we as black women understand the importance of knowledge on the subject then maybe we can make a difference.
http://www.livingdownlow.com/
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/jan-june01/aids_5-30.html
http://www.hivdent.org/publicp/ppUSCU022003.htm
http://www.natap.org/2003/april/042803_1.htm
The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said!!
This is very important for everyone to read.
Ladies, please read the following article below!!! We perish for a LACK OF KNOWLEDGE!!!! The release date for this book is April 2004!!! Pass this email to every SISTER you know!!!
Men, this is important for you to tell your daughters, sisters,etc.
This is not a very nice topic to discuss but I feel I need to share this information with my sisters. Last Saturday, Kisha & I went to a seminar where a man named J.L. King was speaking on the subject of "DL Brothers." The "DL" stands for Down Low or Double Lives. Now, what makes this so interesting is that Mr. King is a DL brother. South Carolina is #8 in the nation for HIV/AIDS new cases. African American women are 80% of all new cases and they are contracting the virus fro men who are having sex with other men but they are doing this on the"Down Low." These men say they are not gay...they are heterosexual but just sleep with men once in a while. These are men who work in the church as officers, men who are leaders in the
community, men that say they hate those "faggots."
Mr. King shared his life story and said he knows a lot of "DL" brothers in the NBA/NFL and even in the entertainment world and to prove his point: On Thursday, the director of the Tri-County Collaboration for the prevention of HIV/AIDS, Valerie King (no relation) took J.L. to a Charleston Club and introduced him to 5 men she knew. These men were respected men at work and church. Valerie excused herself for about 15-20 minutes. In that time J.L.
had gotten 3 of the 5 men's phone numbers to hook up with later. By the end of the evening he also got 10 female numbers. He said the reason he is talking about this is his fear that his grown daughter may run into a "DL" brother and never know.
These men are masters in the art of lying and living that double life. His wife thought it was wonderful that he worked so hard in the church with different men on different projects right up to the time he had to tell her he was HIV positive. This, needless to say, destroyed his family and his marriage. He has 3 grown children who now have to live with the knowledge that their father gave their mother HIV and possibly AIDS. I know of one man in my own church who is a "DL" brother and has AIDS. (Because what you do on the "DL" will come out in the light) J.L. mentions that this is a widespread epidemic here in Charleston.
I went on the web site and looked up several references on HIV/AIDS in the South. The numbers are showing whites are going down but African Americans are going up &up...mostly heterosexual African American women. I have been asking myself all week...what is this world coming to? When is God going to say....this is enough? This is truly the work of the enemy! Ladies, this is also praying time. I have shared this with my youngest daughter too! I'm going to pass this message to as many females I know and I pray you do the same.
Below are some web sites that you may find interesting. Once we understand that HIV/AIDS is not something that is just happening in Africa, that it is preventable, and that we as black women understand the importance of knowledge on the subject then maybe we can make a difference.
http://www.livingdownlow.com/
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/jan-june01/aids_5-30.html
http://www.hivdent.org/publicp/ppUSCU022003.htm
http://www.natap.org/2003/april/042803_1.htm
The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said!!