repression causes deviants. Others say permissiveness causes deviants. The idea may someday arise that deviants are natural and will find an out in any society. Head shrinkers should spend some time studying anthropological and zoological evidence of variant sex habits . . .

Pundit Max Lerner recently wrote regarding homosexuality that we must find balance between permissiveness and repression. "The parent cannot abdicate" his "role . . . to accept each child for himself, to see to it that the child learns about sex and love without . . . anxiety or shame. . . to set an example of genuine affection between parents, and of manliness in the man and womanliness in the woman." Went on to disagree with "three very diverse groups. First, the people who tell you to stop writing and talking about the theme, and think that silence and a strict code of behavior are the only remedy. Second the people who have followed Kinsey too far, and think any form of sexual expression is as good as any

other... The third are the people attacking homosexuals as diseased and depraved creatures. Among them is Dr. Bergler . . . whose book

has great value as an antidote. to Kinsey. Bergler seems to link me wholly with Kinsey, and in a rather lurid passage attacks me for views I simply do not have. I have written several times that homosexuals are sick people, since so strong. a current of instinctual vitality takes. a twisted and tormented form in them. I agree with Bergler that their 'way of life' has been given an undeserved glamor by some of their writers. Where I disagree sharply with him is in his belief that by scolding, condeming and attacking them we shall get very far ...

Let them fight it out... "Myself when young did eagerly frequent

Doctor and Saint, and heard great argument

About it and about: but evermore Came out by the same door where in I went."

About Our Authors

WILFRAN NICOLS, author of "The Older Homosexual," has appeared in various fiction magazines and an article of his was printed in TODAY'S HEALTH. Mr. Nichols plans a novel in the future, but at present is interested in reader-reaction to "The Older Homosexual" with a view toward a much longer article on this subject.

EMILY JONES, author of "Anticipation of Eve"-Miss Jones submitted her story anonymously. The editors of ONE would appreciate hearing from Miss Jones and obtaining her address. We'd like an opportunity to thank her by letter for her very fine story.

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