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Mercury Kisses

by Where is This

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"Gays who escaped blackmailers had to run the gauntlet with "Lily Law," as police were known among gays in the 1930's. Police knew that one Market Street theater was a popular pit stop for wandering gay men, so authorities routinely assigned seats there to the most comely police cadets. Once a gay man sidled into the next seat, the cadets would wriggle their legs suggestively. After the preliminaries of fellatio, the plainclothesman would suggest that the pair meet outside for more fun. In the darkness of the theater, the gay cruiser would not know the policeman had painted mercurochrome on his penis. The artistry, however, was obvious to vice squaders who stood in the lobby, arresting any man who emerged with telltale red lips."
- from "The Mayor of Castro Street" by Randy Shilts (1982)

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released April 1, 2012

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Where is This Dublin, Ireland

Where is This is the noise project of Mark Ward. Since 2007.

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