TIME

THE WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE

Dear Mr. Lambert:

TIME & LIFE BUILDING

ROCKEFELLER CENTER

NEW YORK 20

December 28, 1956

EDITORIAL OFFICES

story, We have noted your comments occasioned by TIME's we were unable to publish your letter but of the hundreds "Curable Disease?" (December 10). We regret that that TIME receives each week we have room for only about twenty in the Letters column. Although this story does not necessarily represent TIME's endorsement of Mr. Edmund Bergler's stand on the question of homosexuality, we appreciate having your frank reaction to the story and thank you for the interest in TIME's reporting which prompted you to write.

Mr. William Lambert Room 328

Cordially yours,

Marion Sanders

Marion Sanders

232 South Hill Street

Los Angeles 12, Calif.

For the Editors

Dr. Edmund Bergler 251 Central Park, W. New York, N. Y.

Dec. 10, 1956

Enclosed please find a copy of our letter to TIME and two copies of ONE Magazine.

Dear Dr. Bergler:

Each January we present a Midwinter Institute of lectures and panel discussions on some aspect of the homosexual question. The theme for this coming program is to be, "The Homosexual Answers His Critics."

We anticipate that there will be a full discussion of your recent book, "Homosexuality: Disease or Way of Life." Although finding ourselves in vigorous disagreement with most of your views, we feel our audience is entitled to hear both sides of this question, and therefore invite you to appear on our program, Saturday, January 26, 1957. Among those whose views will also be presented is Dr. Albert

Ellis.

Dear Mr. Lambert:

William Lambert

ONE INSTITUTE of Homophile Studies

EDMUND BERGLER, M. D.

251 CENTRAL PARK WEST

NEW YORK 24. N. Y.

12/14/56

I received your letter of December 10th.

Professional duties prevent me from visiting L.A.

Your letter to TIME MAGAZINE proves that you misunderstand my position.

Sincerely,

one

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