"The DL (Down Low) Chronicles" are a series of 4 vignettes about life as a gay black man dealing with both homophobic cultural and familial obstacles. The shows are tied together by a narrator, who quickly vanishes after setting the stage for each episode.
They deal with how black gay men come to share/reflect upon their sexuality with 1) their wife, 2) their daughter, 3) their community, and 4) their cousin (closeted). The results are cruel, forgiving, redemptive, judgmental, transformative and epiphanil. The only glaringly omitted aspect of living Down Low was the bi-racial thang.
Black men who love Whites, Hispanics, and Asians have an extra hurdle to cross.
Hopefully the second season of the series will address this.
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