Everyone has seen inverts and knows what
they are. The public attitude toward them is generally a negative
one--indifference, amusement, contempt.
"The world of sexual inverts is, indeed, a large one in any
American city, and it is a community distinctly organized--words,
customs, traditions of its own; and every city has its numerous
meeting-places: certain churches where inverts congregate;
certain cafes well known for the inverted character of their
patrons; certain streets where, at night, every fifth man is an
invert. The inverts have their own 'clubs,' with nightly
meetings. These 'clubs' are, really, dance-halls, attached to
_saloons_, and presided over by the proprietor of the saloon,
himself almost invariably an invert, as are all the waiters and
musicians. The frequenters of these places are male sexual
inverts (usually ranging from 17 to 30 years of age); sightseers
find no difficulty in gaining entrance; truly, they are welcomed
for the drinks they buy for the company--and other reasons.
Singing and dancing turns by certain favorite performers are the
features of these gatherings, with much gossip and drinking at
the small tables ranged along the four walls of the room.
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