Article on changg scene Hamptons, where young, gay party crowd has given way to more staid socializg as area's gay populatn grows olr, richer and more upled-up; photos (M)
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- SEX ARRTS ON A GAY BEACH PROVOKE A HAMPTONS DEBATE
- A CHANGE OF LIFE THE GAY HAMPTONS
- GAY CISG HAMPTON BEACH (NEW YORK)
SEX ARRTS ON A GAY BEACH PROVOKE A HAMPTONS DEBATE
Police East Hampton have lnched operatn to curb public sex on beach popular as meetg place for homosexuals, fomentg ntroversy; officials and some rints say patrols are rponse to appropriate behavr but many gays claim is harassment; some nearby property owners have hired secury guards wh viomeras to try to disurage public sex; photo (M) * gay beach in hampton *
AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTJuly 19, 2003At Two Mile Hollow Beach, the longtime center of gay life the Hamptons, the language of the parkg lot pickup scene is very any given summer weekend eveng, there may be dozens of men parked alone the lot here. Sce then, the East Hampton Village Police Department has n addnal Friday night unrver operatns and creased uniformed patrols lookg for sex crackdown has sce lated to a public ntroversy, wh officials and some rints sayg the operatn is a rponse to clearly appropriate and unlawful public behavr and many gays sayg has bee a form of harassment. ''But town officials and many rints say the actns are not anti-gay, but rather an appropriate attempt to curb illegal public sex acts.
A CHANGE OF LIFE THE GAY HAMPTONS
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''This is not about beg gay, '' said the East Hampton Village admistrator, Larry Cantwell.
GAY CISG HAMPTON BEACH (NEW YORK)
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''We have always regnized the gay muny as an important part of East Hampton.