Cathy said the whistle was likely a signal that he is available for sex. As we drive, by one of the individuals whistles while looking straight ahead ignoring our presence.
One carries a backpack adorned with a black-and-white checkered pattern accented with pink blotches.Ĭathy said the backpack likely holds lubricants and oils and a selection of Jockey shorts. We turn right onto Degnan Avenue and the two men in skinny jeans slow their pace and turn around abruptly. Cathy points to her and explains, “That’s ‘moma.’ We take care of her when we can.” When asked how, Cathy said he and others buy her food from a nearby McDonald’s and provide her with cold water.Īs we observe “moma,” two young African American males suddenly appear across the street from her with one heading west toward Crenshaw Boulevard, and the other east to Leimert Boulevard. It’s a little after 1 a.m., and while traveling northbound on Leimert Boulevard in the Crenshaw District, I turn onto 43rd Street and pass a bus bench where an elderly African American woman in a red stocking cap is seated and wrapped in old blankets.Īccording to 25-year-old Jonathan Cathy, she is sitting within a “gay stroll” where White males pay for sex.