# In the 1950s, was male on male sex regarded as something horny guys did when they couldn't get dates?

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### Author: ![Crane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crane/32/3495_2.png) [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2022, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-1950s-was-male-on-male-sex-regarded-as-something-horny-guys-did-when-they-couldnt-get-dates/962414/95 "2022-04-08T14:24:16Z")

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> [@Why was this useage of "queer" offensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-useage-of-queer-offensive/962320/147):
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> It is my recollection that in the 1950s male/male sex was just regarded as something horney guys did when they couldn’t get dates. It wasn’t condoned but It did not imply that they were exclusive or different.

I see that my premise is a universal positive and therefore invalid. It should be altered to read:

It is my recollection that in the 1950s some male/male sex was just regarded as a thing horney guys did when they couldn’t get dates. It wasn’t condoned but It did not imply that they were exclusive or different.

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