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Gay bars were raided. “Vagrancy” laws criminalized two men simply standing too close. Private apartments were dangerous if you weren’t out. But an interstate rest stop? A department store bathroom in a city you didn’t live in? Those existed in a legal gray zone. They were anonymous. Anonymous meant survivable. public+bathroom+gay+sex+exclusive
