According to the conventions of New Yorkers in 1941, it depended on how you did it. Because humans love creating arbitrary social rules.
Here's both. No, I won't say which is which. Test your 1940s gaydar.
#history
Source on this is GAY NEW YORK: GENDER, URBAN CULTURE, AND THE MAKING OF THE GAY MALE WORLD 1890-1940 by George Chauncy. A truly fascinating read. www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/george-chauncey/gay-new-york/9780786723355/?lens=basic-books
