As presented in the article, Tearoom Trade. A Research Update, Desroches research findings are consistent with all the following Humphreys observations, EXCEPT:
1) most tearoom participants read and write sexually explicit homosexual graffiti.
2) fellatio (oral sex) is generally not reciprocated, and fellators (the guys giving head) are usually younger men.
3) most offenders are neat in appearance
4) some engage in a series and simultaneous encounters
5) E. encounters are brief, usually not exceeding twenty minutes