Laud Humphreys was an American sociologist and author. He was born as Robert Allan Humphreys and chose "Laud" as his first name when he was baptised again upon entering the Episcopal Church. He graduated from the Seabury-Western Episcopal Theological Seminary in 1955. He was married from 1960 to 1980 and came out as a gay man somewhat earlier. Laud Humphreys is best known for his published Ph.D. dissertation, "Tearoom Trade" (1970), … Wikipedia
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