My section for tomorrow dealt with the common hangout place, including cheap restaurants and cafeterias.  Chauncey categorizes two kinds of Gay men. There were people who "boldly claimed their right to gather in public", and also the majority, men who "did not make themselves so noticeable, but claimed space in a large number of restaurants on a regular basis"(176). In describing the gathering place, Chauncey gives several examples of restaurants. They are usually inexpensive and have long hours of service, which is a predictable place in the 1960s NY for gay men to meet each other. I found it interesting that different restaurants and cafeteria had different tolerance. Who set these attitudes? Was it the owners of these restaurants or was it the gay men? There is a passage in the book talking about how gay men intermingled with the straight costumers, hard to be distinguished bu the police and others; and thus did not cause an uproar in the neighborhood regarding to this issue. People who didn't make themselves noticeable could enjoy the intimacy of each other without interference and they were happy about it. However, like Alex brought up in discussion Monday, there were people who wanted not only to be recognized by the gay communities but also by the straight communities. So choosing from the two were up to individuals. I think I would rather live a peaceful life even though I was not recognized by the society.