1. [adv]  in an unfair manner; "they dealt with him unfairly"; "their accusations hit below the belt"
2. [adj]  disregarding the rules (from the notion of an illegal low blow in boxing); "her accusations were below the belt"

Below the Belt
-- Militia men, white supremacists and religious leaders from the Rural South share with the author their opinions on homosexuality, AIDS, feminism and abortion -- Gays, lesbians and feminists discuss how their `alternative lifestyles` conflict with or adapt to the tenor of life in the Rural South -- Addresses the psychological effect of religious fervor, right-wing Republicanism, internalized self-hatred and the intervention of urban gay/feminist politics on gay/feminist life, identities and communities in the Southern States

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