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The profiteers are homosexuals themselves and
staid business men anxious to cash in on the grow-
ing market.

The resort business is a case in point. Smart
homosexuals lease big houses for the summer and
rent out the rooms at outrageous rates to homo-
sexuals who can be assured of their special sort of
privacy. The freedom to amble down the hall and
meet other guests. The privilege of sneaking in a
pick-up late at night.

Resort owners are mindful of what is going on.
Sometimes, such places get international reputations
for being homosexual hangouts. Often things become
so obvious that police suggest a crackdown.

At this point the town’s business people step in.
They can’t afford a scandal, they argue. Besides,
catering to homosexuals is profitable.

In the homosexual underworld the dollar buys a
lot—both sex and-convenience.