In Berlin, Moll states that he has himself seen between 600 and 700 homosexual persons and heard of some 250 to 350 others.

Hirschfeld states that he has known over 10,000 homosexual persons.
There are, I am informed, several large cafes in Berlin which are almost exclusively patronized by inverts who come here to flirt and make acquaintances; as these cafes are frequented by male street prostitutes (Pupenjunge) the invert risks being blackmailed or robbed if he goes home or to a hotel with a cafe acquaintance.

There are also a considerable number of homosexual _Kneipen_, small and unpretentious bar-rooms, which are really male brothels, the inmates being sexually normal working men and boys, out of employment or in quest of a few marks as pocket money; these places are regarded by inverts as very safe, as the proprietors insist on good order and allow no extortion, while the police, though of course aware of their existence, never interfere.

Homosexual cafes for women are also found in Berlin.
There is some reason for believing that homosexuality is especially prominent in Germany and among Germans.

I have elsewhere referred to the highly emotional and sentimental traits which have frequently marked German friendships.