waist. The fingers (keep them closed!) should be in perfect alignment with the diagonal slant of the forearms. It's natural stance for the beach or any outdoor activity, but don't let it grow statuesque.

Your posture while seated can be as telling as at any other time. If you can manage to keep the soles of both shoes flat on the floor, many of the effeminate positions will be automatically eliminated. Even so, the feet should not be held together and drawn back under your chair. While this is only prim in a neuter way, make it masculine by spreading the feet and knees 10 to 15 inches apart and extending one foot or both feet forward. It is bad to cross the ankles except while leaning back and extending the legs full length. It is like flipping a beaded bag to hold the legs together, then to move the feet to the far right or far left, and hook the toe of one foot behind the heel of the other. It is unthinkable that you should ever double up a leg and sit on it.

Crossing the legs is a universal posture of both sexes. But the womanly way is to hook one knee over the other and swing the free-hanging leg to and fro, toe sharply pointed. The masculine way is to prop the ankle of one leg on the knee of the other; and to drop the elevated knee to such a level that the leg is almost parallel to the floor. When you lean back in this position, your arms can rest on the arms of the chair or you can lace your fingers on your diaphragm. When leaning forward, grasp the instep or ankle of the raised foot with the hand that's nearest to it; and prop the elbow of the other arm on the knee, while the hand either hangs forward and down (palm toward chair, fingers touching and slightly curved) or swings to join the other hand in the neighborhood of the ankle.

Wherever it is considered proper, most men welcome informality and the comfort it affords-so learn to relax in masculine style. One lazy sprawl is that of slumping deep in a chair, hooking a leg over its arm, and extending your other leg, foot flat on the floor. Another is propping a single leg on an ottoman, office desk, or other piece of furniture that can't be marred by it. To avoid the danger of ever lolling too prettily, keep in mind a single rudiment; don't ever let the knees or feet touch. It is impossible to strike an overly graceful pose while the legs are spraddled.

When you take a booth with others in a bar, drug store, or restaurant, you should know that a notably gay trait is to jockey for an outside seat and especially for that side of the table that allows the best view of the entrance or greatest area of customers. If you have one side of the booth to yourself, you will be tempted to twist sideways, prop one leg in the seat, and lean back against the wall-in order, whether you realize it or not, to see all who come and go. Don't do it.

For the moment, Johnnie, you don't have to worry about dress. You are just young enough to be able to get away with almost anything you choose to wear. The preference of many boys for garish clothes is generally credited to youthful dash. As you grow older, it will be important to substitute quiet colors and conservative tailoring for flamboyance. The peacock can erect his dazzling train and parade its beauty before the peahen; but modern society expects the male animal to base his magnetism more on intellect and personality than on brilliant regalia.

A miserable trait common to many homosexuals is that of complaining about services received in public-kicking up a fuss over real or fancied slights. Although the plaintive whine and haughty dressing down rightfully belong to juveniles and ill-tempered women, both are practiced by adult homosexual males: 1) to attract attention; 2) to assert delusions of superiority,

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