<P> Hispanics / Latinos are also disproportionately affected by HIV . Hispanics / Latinos represented 16% of the population but accounted for 21% of new HIV infections in 2010 . Hispanics / Latinos accounted for 20% of people living with HIV infection in 2011 . Disparities persist in the estimated rate of new HIV infections in Hispanics / Latinos . In 2010, the rate of new HIV infections for Latino males was 2.9 times that for white males, and the rate of new infections for Latinas was 4.2 times that for white females . Since the epidemic began, more than 100,888 Hispanics / Latinos with an AIDS diagnosis have died, including 2,155 in 2012 . </P> <P> Down - low is an African American slang term that typically refers to a subculture of Black men who usually identify as heterosexual, but who have sex with men; some avoid sharing this information even if they have female sexual partner (s) married or single . </P> <P> According to a study published in the Journal of Bisexuality, "(t) he Down Low is a lifestyle predominately practiced by young, urban Black men who have sex with other men and women, yet do not identify as gay or bisexual". </P> <P> In this context, "being on the Down Low" is more than just men having sex with men in secret, or a variant of closeted homosexuality or bisexuality--it is a sexual identity that is, at least partly, defined by its "cult of masculinity" and its rejection of what is perceived as White culture (including white LGBT culture) and terms . A 2003 New York Times Magazine cover story on the Down Low phenomenon explains that the Black community sees "homosexuality as a White man's perversion ." </P>

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