say this simply: that the group is made up of those who feel kinship toward it; and that there are enough of these, differing in outlook as they are joined in community, to give richly when they may speak openly. As to what they will say, what they can give the world, two things only are certain. None but this group can make this contribution; for our minority, neither better nor worse than any other, is by its own nature unique from all others. Then though it is unique in mankind it is not isolated by nature from mankind. All men essentially live one life. And what we will say relevantly about life will be relevant to all men.

But before we can speak truth we must find it; and to find the truth that is in us we must first find ourselves. It is our part to accept our whole selves; to achieve self-respect through that acceptance. Then we can accept and respect also those who face our own problems differently; discovering that their answers, unidentical with ours, also can contribute to ours.

But at this time we can every one of us be sure that any answer that we make is ours only, and tentative. As this one.

Quebec, Canada

Reform, to be initiated, must of course be acceptable to most of the people it will effect. Reformers of sex attitudes often forget that they must offer as much to the majority of the population as they do to the usually small group they represent. Perhaps a revealing test of suggestions for change in the homosexual's status would be these questions. How would the public benefit from this particular reform? How self-evident is this benefit? What statistics are available to back it up? We must not be so blinded by our anger at injustice to forget that most people today do not think our treatment unjust, and that they are not to be convinced through ethical appeals or pleas for sympathybut only by fact backed proofs that they themselves would benefit if deviates are given the rights they deserve human and legal rights.

The Editors

News

The Los Angeles Times came out with some curious data 23 August, 1953. The story began: "For the first time in the history of Los Angeles, a class of forty cadets at the Police Academy has submitted to psychiatric tests to determine emotional fitness for service." It goes on to mention that the tests were initiated after charges were made that a quarter of the nation's police are emotional hazards to public safety. The results of the tests were shocking. Six of the cadets were recommended for immediate termination as either psychopaths or suffering extreme emotional instability. Thirteen others should be watched closely, the report stated, to determine whether they are safe risks or not. 13 plus 6 equals 19, and 19 is so close to being 50% of 40 that there is no need to calculate the exact figure.

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