Beyond the Down Low: Sex, Lies and Denial in Black America is a 2005 nonfiction book by Keith Boykin.

It covers multiple discussions about gay sexuality, the African American community, homophobia, and the spread of HIV.

Boykin distances himself from King's conclusions, accusing him of making a name for himself by spreading misinformation.

[3] He names two Caucasians, Jim McGreevey and Ed Schrock, as examples of non-blacks technically "on the down low".

[5] Finally, he argues that only when more African-American men and women are openly gay in the media spotlight, this will diminish homophobia in black communities or disprove that homosexuality is a predominantly white (or at least non-black) phenomenon.