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Not very well at all. Males had to keep their sexual preference to themselves, as society frowned on homosexual acts, and in many states such things were a criminal offence.
AS is the custom today, many small town gays went to the big city where they could be more open about their sexuality, and find others to hang with. There were a few small gay clubs and bars but in hidden and out of the way locations, with restricted admission and tight security to keep out the curious.
There was no legal protection, and being fired was allways a chance, with the need to keep it under your hat, so to speak. The only exception was the theatre and fashion businesses, where being gay was more tolerated than in other trades. Even there, the gay man was still open to problems from the Police due to harrassment, and blackmail was common, in order to hold onto a job, many paid somebody to "keep quiet" about them.
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