Leo

Leo, 18, “I decided that I could act as I wished among the faggots, but among the straight people I had to act reserve. I have always swished quite a bit, and with Jam people I tried to act more manly but I was conscious of myself with Jam people. I was always afraid that I would do something out of the way, and when I was with the faggots for about a month, I decided I would go mostly with the faggots”"Leo, age 18," Burgess Collection, Box 98, Folder 11, The University of Chicago, Regenstein Library, Special Collections, Chicago, IL. (Courtesy of Special Collections, Regenstein Library, The University of Chicago)