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Gay cruising in England and Wales
Gay cruising describes the act of searching about a public place in pursuit of a partner for sex. The activity has existed since at least the 17th century and has a colourful legal history. It differs from prostitution in that the parties involved do not seek money for sex, and from gay nightclubs or bathhouses in that they are not on private premises, although they may take place on private land to which the public have been granted access.
==History and origins==
The history of gay cruising is sparsely documented, as the illegality of gay sex meant that those who used such cruising grounds were likely to be discreet about them. Rictor Norton, author of ''Mother Clap's Molly House'' (a reference to Margaret Clap), is one of the few historians to address the topic. He believes that the first gay cruising grounds and gay brothels in London may have sprung up in the early 17th century. Theatres were sometimes denounced as such by moralists of the time.
So-called "cruising grounds" or "cruising sites", where gay and bisexual men meet at a public place to cruise for sex, originated in the late 1600s (from the earliest known records, although it most likely originated much earlier) and has continued to the present day. Cruising came about owing to the illegality of homosexual acts for many hundreds of years. Homosexuality was scarcely understood at all by religious heterosexual society, and it was considered an illness or disease and being homosexual was considered a "sin". Therefore, homosexual men rarely "came out" before the Sexual Offences Act 1967. Gay men needed places where they could meet other men, to fulfill their same-sex attractions with a lower risk of being caught by the Police. The only way men could meet others was by visiting known "cruising" grounds. The activity still continued after the 1967 Act because it remained difficult for gay men to live together, as society is to a certain degree still homophobic and still therefore many gays live in the closet and resort to cruising. Homosexual activity which could not be considered private, or had more than two participants, remained illegal.
Some men do not come out or live as openly gay or bisexual, often because they come from families with strict religious views or even if they come from non-religious, secular families because they simply feel that their families and much of society in general, is homophobic. It is incorrect to assume that every gay and bisexual man has it "easy" in post-1967 Britain; there are still many social reasons as to why gays live "double lives," feel the need to be discreet, and have to resort to cruising for sex. However, not all gays who use cruising sites are closeted. Some live openly gay or bisexual and partake in cruising as an easy way to find a sexual encounter. When cruising first arose it usually took place in public fields, parks, toilets (or "cottages" as they would become known as in the 20th century) and in more recent times, public laybys located either on or off main roads or rural roads.
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