Amakhosikazi asolwandle yizitabane ezasebenza emikhunjini ikakhulu yabathengisi achazwa ngaphambi kweminyaka yama-1960.Kwakumelwe ogxile effeminate gay indoda eyayisebenza noma ukuzijabulisa noma njengoba oweta ku kufika imikhumbi, ngokuvamile ekubeni off-ogwini 'abafazi' ngoba kwabobulili amatilosi kuze kuphele isikhathi uhambo lomkhumbi.Zingatholwa futhi ngaphakathi kweNavy njenge monograph yomlando ongeyona inganekwane Sawubona Sailor!Umlando Ofihliwe Wokuphila Kobungqingili Olwandle uchaza ngezindaba kanye nokuhlangenwe nakho kwezindlovukazi zasolwandle ezivela kuNavy.Ngaphezu kwalokhu, ukusetshenziswa kolimi lwePolari kungabuyiselwa emuva ezindlovukazi zasolwandle kanye nokuzama ukuxoshwa kwezitabane, amatilosi angamadoda eNewport,Rhode Island ngemuva kweWWI. Ngesikhathi sama-1950s kanye nama-1960s amaphesenti amakhulu amadoda angama-gay aqala ukujoyina uMbutho Wezempi.KumaNavy, abesilisa abayizitabane bangakhuluma iqiniso ngobulili babo.Bayisebenzisile njengendawo yokuphuma yenkululeko lapho bengaziveza khona,noma ngabe lokho bekungezembatho ezihlukile noma ezinye izici futhi bekwazi ukwenza lokhu ngaphandle kokwesaba ukubandlululwa. Ukujoyina uMbutho Wezasolwandle kwaba ukuphunyuka kwabantu abakhonjwa njengongqingili futhi bengafuni ukufihla ubulili babo.Bangaya bayoziveza ukuthi bafuna kanjani ngokweqiniso futhi bazungezwe abanye abazizwa befana nabo.Lokhu kuphikisana nempilo amadoda athandana nawo abezobuyela emhlabeni.Emuva ngezizathu zomzimba zaseBrithani, abesilisa abayizitabane baphoqeleka ukuba bavalwe futhi bagcine ubulili babo kubo.Amadoda angamaGay angafuni ukufihla ajoyine i-navy ukuze avulekele uqobo lwawo.