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called a gang-bang. All the perversions can be in-
dulged in at once. Partners are swapped, new posi-
tions are assumed. The act is rapidly consummated
in the excitement of group sex.

Several times a day the steam rooms of such
establishments witness similar bang bangs. In some
baths sexual activity is confined excluswely to the-
steam room.

Probably the best known place for homosexual
contact is the “gay bar.” These range from the
posh establishments frequented by the cuff link set to
the leather jacket establishments where homosexuals
with a tommon interest in masochism and sadism
hang out.

The most common, of course, is the ordinary
“gay bar’ situated in out of the way business and
factory districts which shutter at five o’clock. They
are all but deserted except for the flickering lights
showing a bar—often without a name. The grape-
vine again spreads the news.

A “gay bar” can open to 50 people and cater to
500 the next night, all thanks to busy telephones and
the readiness with which homosexuals spread the
word.

The conduct of a “gay bar” depends largely on
the management. Some may hold their clients in