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segment of the many-sided “gay world” that led
reporter James to side-street bars, hotel room
orgies, huge Hallo’een “drag” parties and to pri-
son, where homosexual offenders comprise an |
alarming portion of the penal population.  His
sharp, perceptive survey spotlights an eerie half-
world that can be ruthless and tragic, shocking
‘and violent.