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A man in general regardless of race will stay on the DL because obviously society is homophobic, but a black man will stay on the DL because not only will society put you down for being black but, its a double whammy for not being heterosexual because the black community will make things even worse for you.
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The downlow was code for any man assumed to be gay or bisexual by straight black people, or a term used by gay and bisexual men to reference a guy in the community who is not open with his sexuality.
The DL or the “downlow” has existed long before all of us were even thoughts in our parents minds. These are some of the reasons why black men do not come out of the closet. “I liked him! I trusted him!” They speak as if coming out is like running over your foot and taking your wallet. Among all of these things there is also a sense of betrayal in black people’s reactions to a black queer man coming out.
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Women who are attracted to the celeb who comes out, voice their annoyance because now their chances of being with him are completely thrown out the window “No! He cant be gay!” and men who admired the man will suddenly distance themselves from him due to a “If I continue liking you people will think I am gay too” mentality. The first thing that comes to black peoples minds when a famous black man gets “outed” or comes out of the closet himself is “Why did he wait this long to say something?” You would think the reason why would be pretty obvious, but the community will genuinely get offended when a famous black man comes out.