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 uranianism with activity of talent much more as a normal condition than do immigrants new to the sunshine and philarrenic security of the South.

In the eighth chapter of this book was considered military prostitution. Let us now glance at non-military prostitution. The place may be Berlin, Vienna, New York, London, Munich, Rome, Florence, Naples, Palermo, Cairo, Athens—any capital, any large city; for no large city exists in the world where the male prostitute is not now to be met and bought as readily as is the female harlot. Along some boulevard, or in a quiet park-alley, walks the uranian 'patron' as evening draws on. He may be rich, he may be poor, of noble rank or humble, educated or ignorant, robustly male in his aspect or delicate in physique, moral or immoral, religious or irreligious. In spite of anything else, along with anything else, he is an Intersexual. He is perhaps among those innumerable Uranians of the better social world who lead solitary lives in their sexualism, no matter what warm friendships they enjoy. He has thus given up seeking any social complement and ideal sex-companion; whose embraces could complete not only his physical but intellectual individuality. Or it may be that' his similisexualism seeks physical relief always "out of his class". Not a philosopher, he knows that he must needs physically satisfy himself in only "that way". Not an idealist, he prefers vulgarized amours de passage.

"In that way". In no case, with a woman. As he passes (perhaps a handsome, manly figure) the street-walker tries to attract him. But the Uranian does not give a thought to her ogling. She even angers and bores him. Every throb of his intersexual being is pulsating for a male. As social companions, as artistic creations for the eye, many women