The Paramount Steak House restaurant, which would survive for decades, would be more crowded. Lafayette Park, in front of the White House, was a public crui-sing spot. Then there were the restrooms of the universities and the downtown stores. One very famous one was the Greyhound station restroom.
Ironically, for young homosexuals, the best position in D.C. was in the Department of State. First, they were sent to more tolerant countries away from scru-tiny. This same thing happened with English artists and writers who traveled to Italy, Spain, Morocco, Egypt. Diplomacy, Moreover, was an ideal discipline for a certain type of homosexuals. First, it required complete dedication, constant travel, and little time for family life. Hence, the Department of State itself preferred single men and women. At the same time, the person had to speak more than one language, be familiar with the culture, architecture, and even fashion of other countries. More importantly, they had to be able to detect lies, negotiate, know the hidden and the disguised, and keep secrets.
This obviously fit with a community that lived in the deep closet.