![]() Trevor recalls, “Growing up in Kingston I’d hear about it, so I just went over one night and realized there were a lot of men driving and walking around. Until the mid-1970s, the park was full of large bushes and trees, offering an anonymous space for those seeking immediate sex, and the park was busy from dusk until early morning. Although the “pervert” in the park was understood by women to refer to the occurrence of sexual assaults perpetrated by straight men, for gay men the “pervert” was a reference to themselves. Many men actually found out about the park through homophobic comments made by straight people. Since at least the 1940s, City Park, also known as “Pervert Park”, has been the most prominent cruising area. Cruising areas have been an important element of Kingston’s gay life, functioning as a gateway into Kingston’s gay male subculture.
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